User Guide

File
format
Import
methods
Export
methods
Considerations
TIFF Open,
Place
None Illustrator opens or places only first page of a
multipage file.
PostScript
(Level 1)
Open Clipboard;
Print-to-
File option
Illustrator opens or places only first page of a
multipage file.
Opening or placing converts spot colors to
process color and loses Overprint attribute.
EPS Open Save As Opening or placing converts spot colors to
process color and loses Overprint attribute.
Courier is used for missing fonts in opened or
placed file when you print.
PDF Open Save As Specify which page of file you want to use.
PICT Open,
Place
Clipboard Option-copy to Clipboard to copy artwork as
PICT objects
Photoshop
2.5 and
later
Open Drag and
drop
Copying via the Clipboard or dragging into a
Photoshop document rasterizes Illustrator
artwork in Photoshop; hold down Command to
prevent rasterization and maintain Illustrator
paths (See Using the drag and drop feature to
import and export artwork)
All formats
supported
by Photo-
shop-
compatible
format
filters
Open,
Place (as in
Photoshop)
Save As
(as in
Photoshop)
See Read Me file for a complete list of supported
formats; see Format pop-up menu in Save As
dialog box for a list of Save As options.
When saving in bitmap image format, specify bit
depth (See Using the drag and drop feature to
import and export artwork).
File formats supported in Adobe Illustrator