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Provazi
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August 21, 2023
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Pattern trouble - Illustrator to InDesign

Hello,

I have an EPS pattern:

I wish to isolate the pattern from the white background in Illustrator and apply it to a page in InDesign (I also wish to be able to change its size). Additionally, I want the flexibility to change the pattern's color within InDesign itself (the idea is to change the pattern color as it's part of a collection.)

I tried isolating the background by ungrouping the image and manually removing each background element (I'm still new to Illustrator, and I think I might be doing something wrong)... However, when I try to place it in InDesign, I can't change the color (the entire image's color is altered.)

Could someone let me know what I might be doing wrong? Thank you!

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Meilleure réponse par Monika Gause

The message tells you that there are more than 500 paths and therefore they get pasted as an EPS and are not editable. As I said: place the AI file and then edit the color in Illustrator.

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Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2023

If the EPS pattern is vector and a real pattern, you can double click the pattern in the Swatches panel to remove a background when it opens in the Pattern maker. You can also create color variations there.

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2023

If you want to be able to change the color in InDesign you would need to copy the elements in Illustrator, then switch to InDesign and Paste.

This has drawbacks:

1. You can only copy and paste 500 objects.

2. InDesign will slow down.

 

What you want to do, is place the AI file and change the color in Illustrator.

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ProvaziAuteur
Inspiring
August 21, 2023

Hey Monika,

I actually copied the elements in Illustrator and switched to InDesign and pasted it - this is what I do when I want to change the object's color in InDesign.

But the thing is, when I change its color in InDesign, this happens:

The background color changes, not the pattern color itself.

I also receive this message when I paste the pattern in InDesign:

 

 

I believe there is an easier way to do it... It seems so simple.

Thank you anyway.

 

 

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity ExpertRéponse
Community Expert
August 21, 2023

The message tells you that there are more than 500 paths and therefore they get pasted as an EPS and are not editable. As I said: place the AI file and then edit the color in Illustrator.

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