Replacing linked and embedded artwork
Linked artwork whose source files are missing are identified with a stop sign icon . You can reconnect to a missing file or replace any linked or embedded artwork with another file using the Relink button or the Relink command. By default, the new artwork adopts the size, placement, and transformation status of the original artwork. However, you can change the placement options for any linked artwork. For example, you can specify that the new artwork resets the original artwork's bounding box so that the new artwork's shape and alignment are not altered.
To relink artwork: - Select a link in the Links palette.
- Choose one of the following:
- Click the Relink button
at the bottom of the palette. - Choose Relink from the Links palette menu.
- Select the file to replace the linked artwork in the Place dialog box, and click OK. The new artwork retains the size, placement, and transformation characteristics of the artwork that it replaced.
To change the placement of linked artwork: - Select the linked artwork in the Links palette.
- Choose Placement Options from the Links palette menu.
- Choose one of the following from the Preserve pop-up menu:
- Transforms to resize the bounding box for the new artwork upon placement while preserving transformations.
- Proportions (Fit) to uniformly scale the artwork to fit in the bounding box. This option preserves the aspect ratio of the artwork, filling the bounding box in one direction, but possibly not the other.
- Proportions (Fill) to uniformly scale the artwork to fill the bounding box. This option preserves the aspect ratio and may cause the artwork to overlap the bounding box in one direction.
- File Dimensions to place the artwork without scaling. The artwork may fit within the bounding box or overlap it.
- Bounds to resize the artwork to fit in the bounding box; in most cases the artwork will be stretched.
- Select a point on the Alignment icon from which you want to align the artwork, relative to the bounding box.
- If you want to keep the artwork from overlapping the bounding box, select Clip to Bounding Box. This option is not applicable for all methods.
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