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semibold
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June 21, 2017
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Illustrator import options "link" is grayed out

  • June 21, 2017
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I'm trying to place a pdf into an Illustrator document. It keeps automatically embedding the file instead of placing it as a link. When I click on options, "Link" is grayed . out and unavailable. I've only recently had this problem. I updated my Illustrator, hoping it would resolve the problem but it hasn't. Any advice will be appreciated.

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Mike_Gondek10189183
Community Expert
Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
Community Expert
June 21, 2017

What happens if you drag and drop a .pdf onto you canvas to import?

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semiboldAuthor
Participant
June 21, 2017

that works if i'm importing a 1-page pdf, but when I need to import from a multi-page pdf I need to place the file using import options, unless there's another way of doing that.

Mike_Gondek10189183
Community Expert
Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
Community Expert
June 21, 2017

What OS? Did you restart your computer?

More Thorough Reset Your Preferences.

Quit Illustrator

Finder >> Shift Command G

~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator 21 Settings/en_US*/Adobe Illustrator Prefs

rename Adobe Illustrator 21 to Adobe Illustrator 21 old

Reset Your Other Preferences

Quit Illustrator

Finder >> Shift Command G

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator 21/

rename Adobe Illustrator 21 to Adobe Illustrator 21 old

Press Win+R -> appdata -> Roaming -> Adobe -> rename folder Adobe Illustrator 20 (or 21) Settings to any other name.

Srishti_Bali
Srishti_Bali
Legend
June 21, 2017

Hi semibold,

Could you please confirm if it is happening with other PDFs as well?

If yes, please reset Illustrator preferences to defaults , for details click here How to set preferences in Illustrator 

Regards

Srishti

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semiboldAuthor
Participant
June 21, 2017

It was happening with any pdf I tried to import.

I reset my preferences, and the "link" option is still gray, but now when I import a pdf it will show up as a link in the links palette instead of embedded art. So at least that part of the problem is solved! thank you!

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