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Phillip24591310ew8e
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December 21, 2023
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Illustrator Help - Saving Only the Vector without the Additional Graphics

  • December 21, 2023
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Two Questions: 

 

If I want to remove the white background when working on the vector, how is this done. If I just want tow work on the vector with only the grey background, is this possible. 

 

2nd Question: How do I save only the vector portion without all the additional graphics outside the actual vector. Also, is there a way to only see the graphics on the vector when working on the vector instead of having to see all the graphics outside it when working. 

 

Thank You

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

What you call the white background is probably the artboard, which has no color but is displayed as white.

If so, select View > Show Transparency Grid will hide the artboard color.

If you want to hide temporarily the dots, select one of them.

Choose: Select > Same > Fill Color

Object > Group them if you want and choose Object > Hide Selection.

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Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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December 24, 2023

Phillip,

 

One crude way is to select all the vector artwork and move it a sufficient distance outside the Artboard, work on it, and then move it back by the same distance, to have it place.

 

Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 21, 2023

What you call the white background is probably the artboard, which has no color but is displayed as white.

If so, select View > Show Transparency Grid will hide the artboard color.

If you want to hide temporarily the dots, select one of them.

Choose: Select > Same > Fill Color

Object > Group them if you want and choose Object > Hide Selection.

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    Phillip24591310ew8eAuthor
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    December 24, 2023

    Hello, 

     

    Thank you for the response. I know how to do the transparency grid. There isn't a way to simply remove the artboard where it's just the grey area. Trying to work with the transparency grid is not easy on the eye balls. I also know that I could delete the outer graphics, but when there hundreds, this would be very time consuming. There's no way that I only see the graphics on the actual vector I'm working on instead of everything outside the vector. Thanks

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