Sure, Version Cue is great for tracking changes made to a single placed AI graphic in InDesign. But what if you have several ideas for a graphic and would like to test them all out at once? For example, let’s say you create a logo in Illustrator but are not sure which colors you’d like to use. The best way to help make that decision is to preview the different colors as they are applied to the logo in your InDesign layout, right?
Rather than saving and placing multiple versions of the AI file, each with different fill and stroke colors applied to the logo, try placing each version on its own layer within the same AI file. Then place the AI file in your InDesign layout and view the different layers using Object Layer Options.
To do so, select the placed AI file and choose Object Layer Options from the Object menu. In the Object Layer Options dialog box that appears, click the Preview option and proceed to turn the visibility for each layer in the AI file on and off. The placed graphic updates itself in the layout as you adjust the layer visibility in the Object Layer Options dialog box. When you find the one you like best, click OK. If you change your mind, you can always access these layer visibility options later and make an adjustment.
This article was last modified on December 13, 2022
This article was first published on February 23, 2009
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