Transparency options greyed out when saving to .eps?

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January 17, 2026
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Please see screenshot below. I need to be able to access the transparency options to resize my preset option when saving an Illustrator file to .eps (the printers use .eps files to work with their software, so saving to another file type is not an option). Can anyone tell me why these are greyed out and how I can fix that? THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Correct answer Mike_Gondek10189183

They are greyed when you don't have overprints. If you set an overprint it will appear.Mike_Gondek_0-1768703761114.png

Your file should be fine, give it a test. If you are having trouble, try saving a plain vector shape for a test. EPS is so old, I forget what the restrictions were like have a linked image, or a nested symbol. It has been over 2 decades since the industry was asked not to use EPS anymore.

Mike_Gondek10189183

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They are greyed when you don't have overprints. If you set an overprint it will appear.Mike_Gondek_0-1768703761114.png

Your file should be fine, give it a test. If you are having trouble, try saving a plain vector shape for a test. EPS is so old, I forget what the restrictions were like have a linked image, or a nested symbol. It has been over 2 decades since the industry was asked not to use EPS anymore.