InDesign Magazine: Tip of the Week

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Place EPS Images without the "White Background"
If you have legacy vector files saved in the EPS format (this includes
Illustrator, FreeHand, and CorelDraw files), they may show up with
a white background when you place them into InDesign. There are
many ways to fix the problem, but here's my favorite:

Choose Show Import Options when you place an EPS file and check
the Rasterize the PostScript option under Proxy Generation. Don't
panic, you're not actually rasterizing the vector information; you're
only changing how the preview appears.

From that point on, you don't have to select Show Import Options;
InDesign applies the setting to all new placed images.

I prefer this solution because other methods require changing the
file from EPS to AI. That's not always possible for FreeHand or Corel
files, and it can take a while to process a large library of legacy
documents. My method also works with any platform and doesn't
require changing any other ID preferences.

-- Sandee Cohen
Senior Editor, InDesign Magazine
Author, InDesign CS3 Visual QuickStart Guide
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