Replace Checkbox Help

[EllenKeane]

Hi,

When I go to File>Place to add an image, the checkboxes are Link, Template, Replace, and Show Import Options. All are greyed out except Show Import Options until I click on an image. Then Link and Template become checkable but Replace does not. Does anyone know how I can get Replace to work? Is there a setting I could change to make this work?

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

You must have a placed image selected in your document to tell Illustrator what to replace.

[EllenKeane]

Thank you. I have text selected in my document but still don't get the replace option. I'm using Illustrator CC.  Any other thoughts?

[tromboniator]

When Ton said "image" he was being quite specific: a jpg, png, tiff, or other raster is an image; a linked Illustrator document behaves as an image for replacement purposes, but an embedded one does not, nor does an Illustrator-created shape or text object.

Peter

[EllenKeane]

Thanks so much, Peter. I understand now.

[tromboniator]

You're welcome.

[Ton Frederiks]

  wrote

Thank you. I have text selected in my document but still don't get the replace option. I'm using Illustrator CC.  Any other thoughts?

Text is not an image.

[Kazem Rahimi]

Hi Everyone,

Can I change the Replace  checkbox Defult setting for replacing linked image?

Relinking an Image is one the most common tasks in Illustrator,

but unfortunately dont shortcut for it.