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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To use the Links palette
You use the Links palette to see and manage all linked or embedded artwork in an Illustrator document. The palette
displays a small thumbnail of the artwork and uses icons to indicate artwork’s status.
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Links palette
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Transparency interaction
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Linked artwork
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Missing artwork
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Embedded artwork
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Modified artwork
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To display the palette, choose Window > Links.
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To hide or change the size of the thumbnails, select Palette Options from the Links palette menu, and select an
option for displaying thumbnails.
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To show or hide different types of links and sort items based on name, kind, or status, select commands in the
palette menu.
Linked DCS files that overlap with transparent objects may fail to print correctly. To identify such files, choose Palette
Options from the Links palette menu, and select Show Transparency Interactions. When this option is selected, the
Links palette displays an icon next to DCS files that interact with transparent objects. Note that selecting the Show Trans
parency Interactions option may slow performance.
See also
“About linked and embedded artwork” on page 325
“Using the Links palette with project files” on page 102
“To view alternates and versions in the Links palette” on page 103
“To work with palettes” on page 31
To view information about linked artwork
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Do any of the following:
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Select the linked artwork in the illustration window. In the Control palette, click the file name and choose Link
Information.
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Double-click the link in the Links palette. Alternatively, select the link and select Link Information from the
palette menu.
To locate linked or embedded artwork in the illustration window, select a link and click the Go To Link button. Alter
natively, select Go To Link from the palette menu.