Import Template from Adobe Illustrator CS4

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Import Template from Adobe Illustrator CS4

Hi everyone,

I would like to import a template (a letterhead that i made) from Adobe Illustrator CS4 into Pages, which I use for writing documents. So far I had no success in doing so. The formats supported by Illustrator are png, bmp, dwg, dxf, emf, swf, jpg, pct, psd, tif, tga, txt and wmf. Furthermore there are Illustrator formats ai, ait and eps and fxg, pdf, svg and svgz.

I hope theres someone who can help me...

niels

MacBook (Black), Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 19, 2009 4:31 AM

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dwb

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Dec 19, 2009 6:10 AM in response to nielsatha

You cannot import a template from Illustrator into Pages but you can import art from Illustrator. I assume you created the letterhead itself (name, address etc) which you intend to place at the top or bottom of your page. Export the Illustrator document as a PDF or EPS and then import it into Pages using the Choose option from the Insert menu.

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Dec 20, 2009 3:53 AM in response to dwb

thanks, that actually worked. it works even better when you export as png!

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Dec 20, 2009 11:14 AM in response to nielsatha

Hi nielsatha

Welcome to the forum. 🙂

The best format is .pdf which is vector artwork, sharp and much smaller.

.png is bitmapped, larger file and coarse compared to .pdf.

You can actually import an .ai file so long as it has .pdf preview.

Peter

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dwb

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Dec 20, 2009 12:33 PM in response to nielsatha

The advantage of a vector format (such as PDF) over a bitmapped format (such as PNG) is portability. Right now, for example, you might be using your letterhead to print to an inkjet printer. Some time in the future you may choose to have a professionally printed stationary printed using the same graphic and at that point the PNG file may not produce high quality output whereas the PDF would. Also, in many cases the PDF file not only creates higher quality output but also results in smaller file sizes.

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