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Article #49Re: Selecting Pieces of an Object in Illustrator - How?
From: Mxsmanic
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:00
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:00
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noozgroop writes: > I need to scan an image, then be able to edit the image by selecting > different pieces of it in Adobe Illustrator. However, Illustrator > only sees my scan as one object. I've tried saving the object as an > EPS and a TIFF. Please advise on how to perform this procedure. You need to convert the bitmapped image to a vectorized image, either by redrawing it by hand, or by using a utility such as Adobe Streamline. A bitmapped image is always seen as a monolithic object by Illustrator. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
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