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May 4, 2017
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Saving as PDF producing black squares

  • May 4, 2017
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Saving as a PDF (in any format) on Illustrator is either failing (unknown error message) or producing a PDF with the above black squares.

Any ideas what is casing this?

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Correct answer cinziamarotta

I can not locate the problem without seeing the original content. Anyway, I suggest you check out the document settings, the color method, and especially the raster effects settings.

Furthermore, use the link panel to check that all inserted images are available.

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cinziamarotta
Participating Frequently
May 4, 2017

What is the original content of that document?

It may be a flattening transparency issue...

Participant
May 4, 2017

Original file contains images and gradients but no transparency.

Not sure what the culprit is?

cinziamarotta
cinziamarottaCorrect answer
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May 5, 2017

I can not locate the problem without seeing the original content. Anyway, I suggest you check out the document settings, the color method, and especially the raster effects settings.

Furthermore, use the link panel to check that all inserted images are available.