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loni348920145u6o
loni348920145u6o
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February 13, 2024
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Paste an object from Illustrator to InDesign without formatting loss

Greetings!

 

So I basically just wanted to copy and paste an object I made with Illustrator to InDesign, which usually always worked. But this time, when I pasted the object into InDesign, the object appeared a bit different and I can't figure out the issue.

 

I attached the files here and how it looks to me in InDesign, hopefully someone can help!

(I've been working with default app and saving settings so far)

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    Mike Witherell
    Mike WitherellCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 13, 2024

    Two suggestions:

    1. File > Place an Illustrator file into InDesign

    IOW, rarely copy n paste anything other than the simplest drawing from Illustrator to InDesign.

    2. Save-As any old eps file as a native .ai file in Illustrator. Place .ai files into InDesign

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    RvdT
    RvdT
    Legend
    February 13, 2024

    You need to 'expand the appearance' of the circle with the dashed line first.

     

     

    Then expand the stroke.

     

     

    now you can copy paste from ai to indd

     

    You could also place / drag drop the eps in inDesign without expanding the appearance.

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      Mike Witherell
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      Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
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      February 13, 2024

      No offense, but that is a poor approach. The right approach is:

      Don't copy n paste (which is limited to a max of 500 anchor points, IIRC)

      Don't use EPS. Use .AI Illustrator files.

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      Mike Witherell
        loni348920145u6o
        loni348920145u6oAuthor
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        February 13, 2024

        Hello again Mike,

        I usually do use .AI files but I somehow couldn't attach that file type.

         

        Thanks to you two for helping me with this case anyway!

        Both ways worked!

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        Mike Witherell
        Community Expert
        Mike WitherellCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        February 13, 2024

        Two suggestions:

        1. File > Place an Illustrator file into InDesign

        IOW, rarely copy n paste anything other than the simplest drawing from Illustrator to InDesign.

        2. Save-As any old eps file as a native .ai file in Illustrator. Place .ai files into InDesign

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        Mike Witherell
          loni348920145u6o
          loni348920145u6oAuthor
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          February 13, 2024

          Oh wow, I totally forgot about that placing tool...

          Thank you so much, Mike!

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