Import .AI or .EPS into InDesign Solved

Question

Hello,

I am working in InDesign CS3 to create a brochure, and in Illustrator to create the graphic elements for this brochure (I am much more comfortable in Illustrator, and I only want to use InDesign for the document layout). I would like to directly import my images created in Illustrator into my InDesign document, but when I use the import function, the software pixelates my image, making it unreadable! However, from what I have read, InDesign supports the native format of Illustrator...

Does anyone know the process to preserve the Illustrator paths in InDesign?

Thanks in advance.

Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0

vankop · Accepted Answer

Hello,
When you import an .ai or .eps into InDesign, remember to display the import options (a small checkbox at the bottom of the [Import] window).
The transfer of objects from Illustrator can differ when pasting versus importing (in that case, you need to manage your clipboard).
Indeed, InDesign allows for reworking the .ai, but that's not what it does best...

Ririe · Answer

Hello,  Maybe if you save your .ai file as a pdf your image won't be pixelated, but that's just a guess.  Please let me know if it works or not, because I also use InDesign.  Ririe

yeah · Answer

Thank you for the tip!

eloddd · Answer

Hi, I have a similar problem. I want to import a map I created in Illustrator to insert it into InDesign. The only issue is that it's all pixelated!! I have version 1.5 of InDesign and there isn't even a place for importing. What should I do (by the way, I have the English version of InDesign)?
Thanks in advance!

riton · Answer

Hello, for my part, when I import an AI file into InDesign, nothing gets pixelated, but I'm talking about files created solely in Illustrator, not an image imported into Illustrator and then modified.

However, my InDesign is acting strangely; when I export to PDF, everything is fine, but if I have the misfortune of closing InDesign and then reopening it later, all my images are pixelated (the performance display button in high quality doesn’t change anything). I then have to re-import all my images, and the file is correct again. Does anyone have an explanation for this phenomenon?

Thanks.

EdMajor · Answer

Hello,

I had this issue just like you, and I think it's enough, as mentioned by the colleague a bit earlier, to change the display quality in InDesign (Display -> Display Performance -> High Quality Display). I also made sure to save my document as .eps.

Moua · Answer

The response:

Right Click >> Display Performance >> and click on the option "Allow object-level display settings" (a small checkmark should appear next to it)

Then Right Click >> Display Performance >> High quality display

And voilà, magic magic! Everything works! :o))

YOO!! · Answer

Just save your illustrator document as .EPS then import it into indesign. On your imported image, right-click, go to resolution, and choose high resolution. Then prepare your file for printing by following this tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKsHMCxkh1A.

I think it's a good solution..

See you++

Import .AI or .EPS into InDesign

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