Editing an Illustrator file placed in an Illustrator file

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I am collating several logos into an Illustrator Artboard.



Obviously, to be efficient and productive, I placed them the fastest way I know - by dragging the files from my OS to the Illustrator document window.



When I do so, the placed logos (in .ai format) appear in a box, and the edges of the shapes cannot seem to be edited/selected.



After placing Illustrator files in an Illustrator file, how do I enable editing of the placed files in the final document?










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    I am collating several logos into an Illustrator Artboard.



    Obviously, to be efficient and productive, I placed them the fastest way I know - by dragging the files from my OS to the Illustrator document window.



    When I do so, the placed logos (in .ai format) appear in a box, and the edges of the shapes cannot seem to be edited/selected.



    After placing Illustrator files in an Illustrator file, how do I enable editing of the placed files in the final document?










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      I am collating several logos into an Illustrator Artboard.



      Obviously, to be efficient and productive, I placed them the fastest way I know - by dragging the files from my OS to the Illustrator document window.



      When I do so, the placed logos (in .ai format) appear in a box, and the edges of the shapes cannot seem to be edited/selected.



      After placing Illustrator files in an Illustrator file, how do I enable editing of the placed files in the final document?










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      I am collating several logos into an Illustrator Artboard.



      Obviously, to be efficient and productive, I placed them the fastest way I know - by dragging the files from my OS to the Illustrator document window.



      When I do so, the placed logos (in .ai format) appear in a box, and the edges of the shapes cannot seem to be edited/selected.



      After placing Illustrator files in an Illustrator file, how do I enable editing of the placed files in the final document?







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          By default, Illustrator loads it in as a raster object link of the Illustrator file, to fix this, you have to embed it in and then;



          Ungroup and release all the boatloads of clipping masks and groups that come with it when dragged in.



          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Shift+G a few times to ungroup everything.


          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Alt+7 a few times to release all the clipping masks.



          Here's a GIF:



          GIF showing the steps
          (Notice how the transparency get's lost, not sure why/how to fix that)






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          • The files have already been placed in the document, as linked files
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • @MicroMachine yeh, but it places them in as a linked raster preview to the actual ai file, embedding it will embed it as vectors.
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • How is embedding different than placing? I don't know a "embed" function, only place. I can seem to zoom in infinitely on the placed files, they do not seem to be pixels
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • Unsure, once the file is placed it still needs to be embedded (placing a file only places a "link" with a preview to the file)
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • Oi, I get it now, wonderful, thanks!!
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










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          By default, Illustrator loads it in as a raster object link of the Illustrator file, to fix this, you have to embed it in and then;



          Ungroup and release all the boatloads of clipping masks and groups that come with it when dragged in.



          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Shift+G a few times to ungroup everything.


          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Alt+7 a few times to release all the clipping masks.



          Here's a GIF:



          GIF showing the steps
          (Notice how the transparency get's lost, not sure why/how to fix that)






          share|improve this answer






















          • The files have already been placed in the document, as linked files
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • @MicroMachine yeh, but it places them in as a linked raster preview to the actual ai file, embedding it will embed it as vectors.
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • How is embedding different than placing? I don't know a "embed" function, only place. I can seem to zoom in infinitely on the placed files, they do not seem to be pixels
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • Unsure, once the file is placed it still needs to be embedded (placing a file only places a "link" with a preview to the file)
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • Oi, I get it now, wonderful, thanks!!
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago














          up vote
          3
          down vote



          accepted










          By default, Illustrator loads it in as a raster object link of the Illustrator file, to fix this, you have to embed it in and then;



          Ungroup and release all the boatloads of clipping masks and groups that come with it when dragged in.



          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Shift+G a few times to ungroup everything.


          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Alt+7 a few times to release all the clipping masks.



          Here's a GIF:



          GIF showing the steps
          (Notice how the transparency get's lost, not sure why/how to fix that)






          share|improve this answer






















          • The files have already been placed in the document, as linked files
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • @MicroMachine yeh, but it places them in as a linked raster preview to the actual ai file, embedding it will embed it as vectors.
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • How is embedding different than placing? I don't know a "embed" function, only place. I can seem to zoom in infinitely on the placed files, they do not seem to be pixels
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • Unsure, once the file is placed it still needs to be embedded (placing a file only places a "link" with a preview to the file)
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • Oi, I get it now, wonderful, thanks!!
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago












          up vote
          3
          down vote



          accepted







          up vote
          3
          down vote



          accepted






          By default, Illustrator loads it in as a raster object link of the Illustrator file, to fix this, you have to embed it in and then;



          Ungroup and release all the boatloads of clipping masks and groups that come with it when dragged in.



          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Shift+G a few times to ungroup everything.


          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Alt+7 a few times to release all the clipping masks.



          Here's a GIF:



          GIF showing the steps
          (Notice how the transparency get's lost, not sure why/how to fix that)






          share|improve this answer














          By default, Illustrator loads it in as a raster object link of the Illustrator file, to fix this, you have to embed it in and then;



          Ungroup and release all the boatloads of clipping masks and groups that come with it when dragged in.



          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Shift+G a few times to ungroup everything.


          • Select all and hit Ctrl+Alt+7 a few times to release all the clipping masks.



          Here's a GIF:



          GIF showing the steps
          (Notice how the transparency get's lost, not sure why/how to fix that)







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          • The files have already been placed in the document, as linked files
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • @MicroMachine yeh, but it places them in as a linked raster preview to the actual ai file, embedding it will embed it as vectors.
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • How is embedding different than placing? I don't know a "embed" function, only place. I can seem to zoom in infinitely on the placed files, they do not seem to be pixels
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • Unsure, once the file is placed it still needs to be embedded (placing a file only places a "link" with a preview to the file)
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • Oi, I get it now, wonderful, thanks!!
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago
















          • The files have already been placed in the document, as linked files
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • @MicroMachine yeh, but it places them in as a linked raster preview to the actual ai file, embedding it will embed it as vectors.
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • How is embedding different than placing? I don't know a "embed" function, only place. I can seem to zoom in infinitely on the placed files, they do not seem to be pixels
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago










          • Unsure, once the file is placed it still needs to be embedded (placing a file only places a "link" with a preview to the file)
            – WELZ
            2 hours ago










          • Oi, I get it now, wonderful, thanks!!
            – MicroMachine
            2 hours ago















          The files have already been placed in the document, as linked files
          – MicroMachine
          2 hours ago




          The files have already been placed in the document, as linked files
          – MicroMachine
          2 hours ago












          @MicroMachine yeh, but it places them in as a linked raster preview to the actual ai file, embedding it will embed it as vectors.
          – WELZ
          2 hours ago




          @MicroMachine yeh, but it places them in as a linked raster preview to the actual ai file, embedding it will embed it as vectors.
          – WELZ
          2 hours ago












          How is embedding different than placing? I don't know a "embed" function, only place. I can seem to zoom in infinitely on the placed files, they do not seem to be pixels
          – MicroMachine
          2 hours ago




          How is embedding different than placing? I don't know a "embed" function, only place. I can seem to zoom in infinitely on the placed files, they do not seem to be pixels
          – MicroMachine
          2 hours ago












          Unsure, once the file is placed it still needs to be embedded (placing a file only places a "link" with a preview to the file)
          – WELZ
          2 hours ago




          Unsure, once the file is placed it still needs to be embedded (placing a file only places a "link" with a preview to the file)
          – WELZ
          2 hours ago












          Oi, I get it now, wonderful, thanks!!
          – MicroMachine
          2 hours ago




          Oi, I get it now, wonderful, thanks!!
          – MicroMachine
          2 hours ago

















           

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