Logo missing in pfd loaded into Illustrator

[KarinE]

Hi,

I got a bunch of pdf's I've opened in Illiustrator and I notice the logo is missing. I can see a rectangle where it should sit but it's not showing.  An external source created the pdf and I'm suppose to do some changes, so I don't have the original files..

Can I fix this with the documents I've got or is the solution to ask for the original logo-file?

Thanks in advance,

Karin E

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Make a new files and File > Place the PDF.
Embed it. You can then select and copy the logo.

But anyway: making changes to a PDF in Illustrator is not ideal. Unless the file has been saved with "Illustrator editability"

[KarinE]

Hi,

So where do you mean I copy the logo from if I don't have the original?

Yes, I can see that editing PDF-s in Illustrator isn't ideal... Im not sure why this was suggested by my coworker. I'm new I didn't know this wasn't real practice and will take this with me for next time.

Thanks for trying to help,

/Karin

[KarinE]

Hi Monika,

I followed your steps:

Make a new files and File > Place the PDF.

Embed it.

and then the logo was there! Didn't needed to copy paste anything

Thanks for helping this newbie

Thanks to Barbara too for trying to assist!

/Karin

[Monika Gause]

Glad you could solve it.

Since I did not know how the file has been saved, I proposed this copy and paste method.

A PDF file may contain an AI file part, which you access when just opening the PDF. This is best for editing, because it is a native Illustrator file.

When you place a file, you access the actual PDF. This is not ideal for editing, but it contains all the placed images.

That's why I proposed to access the PDF, copy what you need.

Then go to the AI and place it.

This way you get the best of both worlds.

How Illustrator saves a file:

Mysterious things Illustrator does - Saving files on Vimeo

[barbara_a]

If you open the PDF in Acrobat or Reader do you see the logo file?

[KarinE]

Yes.