Saving as .AI makes background white (even though there is no colour) 25.2.1

[jackieg25153876]

Hi there,

Seems in this new version (25.2.1), when I have no background colour on my artboard and I place the .AI in Indesign, the background colour is white. Is this a new change? .EPS seems to remove the white background, but I really like using .AI. Is there a way to fix this? 

Thanks

[John Mensinger · Accepted solution]

When you Place the .ai in InDesign, in the lower part of the Place dialog, tick Show Import Options before choosing the file. Then, in the next dialog, tick the Transparent Background checkbox under Options.

[jackieg25153876]

Thank you! That was driving me crazy!