Reply To: Why is InDesign reading a PDF?

Bob Rubey

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December 30, 2012 at 6:04 am #63816
Bob Rubey
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Hi Furry,

Perhaps someone with a better technical grasp will explain it to both of us, but I think there's a lot of PDF going on “under the hood/bonnet” in Illustrator.

And you may have noticed one option when saving AI files, Create PDF Compatible File. Here's a little something from a Help file:

Create PDF Compatible File option

AI files use both PDF and PGF formats. If you choose the Create PDF Compatible File option, then Illustrator creates a file with an accompanying PDF syntax that is compatible with any application that recognizes PDF files. If you choose this option, then the file size increases because you're saving two formats within the Illustrator file.

I think that is what InDesign is reading.

Bob

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