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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
Raster
Specifies how to display the bitmap component of the tracing object. (See “To change the display of a tracing
object” on page 166.)
Vector
Specifies how to display the tracing result. (See “To change the display of a tracing object” on page 166.)
Select Preview in the Tracing Options dialog box to preview the result of the current settings.To set the default tracing
options, deselect all objects before you open the Tracing Options dialog box. When you’re finished setting options,
click Set Default.
To create a tracing preset
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Choose Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options. (Alternatively, select a tracing object, and click the Tracing
Options Dialog button
in the Control palette.) Set tracing options for the preset, and click Save Preset. Enter
a name for the preset, and click OK.
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Choose Edit > Tracing Presets. Click New, set tracing options for the preset, and click Done.
To base a new preset on an existing preset, select the preset, and click New.
To manage tracing presets
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Choose Edit > Tracing Presets.
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Do any of the following:
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To edit or delete a preset, select the preset, and click Edit or Delete.
Note:
You can’t edit or delete the default presets (default presets appear in brackets [ ]). However, you can make an
editable copy of a default preset by selecting the preset and clicking New.
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To share presets with other users, click Export to save your presets to a file. Click Import to load presets from a file.
To convert a tracing object
When you are satisfied with the results of a tracing, you can convert the tracing object to paths or to a Live Paint
object. This final step allows you to work with the tracing as you do other vector artwork. Once you convert the
tracing object, you can no longer adjust the tracing options.
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Select the tracing object.
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Do one of the following:
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To convert the tracing to paths, click Expand in the Control palette or choose Object > Live Trace > Expand. Use
this method if you want to work with the components of the traced artwork as individual objects. The resulting
paths are grouped together. (See “About paths” on page 144.)
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To convert the tracing to paths while preserving the current display options, choose Object > Live Trace > Expand
As Viewed. For example, if the display options are set to Outlines for the tracing result, then the expanded paths
will be outlines only (rather than filled and stroked). In addition, a snapshot of the tracing with its current display
options is preserved and grouped with the expanded paths. Use this method if you want to preserve the tracing
image as a guide for the expanded paths.
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To convert the tracing to a Live Paint object, click Live Paint in the Control palette or choose Object > Live Trace >
Convert To Live Paint. Use this method if you want to apply fills and strokes to the traced artwork using the Live
Paint Bucket tool. (See “About Live Paint” on page 228.)