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Chapter 13. Using Your Illustrator Images

In This Chapter

• Saving Illustrator files

• Exporting files for use in other applications

• Preparing art for the Web

• Exporting to Flash

• Flattening your transparency

• Printing in Illustrator

So you have beautiful artwork, but you aren't sure how to get it off your screen. You could have a party and invite all interested clients to stand around your monitor and ooh and ah, or you could actually share or sell your artwork by putting it on the Internet or printing it.

In this chapter, we show you how to use your illustrations in a variety of workflows, from using Illustrator files in page layout programs, to exporting files for Photoshop (and other programs) and the Web. This chapter can help you really use your artwork and understand the saving and flattening choices available in Adobe Illustrator.

Saving and Exporting Illustrator Files

In this section, we show you how the general choices in the Save As dialog box (choose File

When you choose File

Tip

If you need a file format that isn't listed in the regular Save As dialog box, choose File

Table 13-1. Available File Formats

File Format	Extension
AutoCAD Drawing	.dwg
AutoCAD Interchange File	.dxf
BMP	.bmp
Enhanced Metafile ...