Indesign click to Illustrator original file

[Dave5C6A]

Im in InDesign and wanting to do a Shift/Option/Command click on image to go to original native illustrator file and it opens up a PDF represenation of it. I'm new to the CC and havent been on Illustrator since the CS3 days so it worked then, but not now. What am i doing wrong?

[BobLevine]

That's a file association issue. You'll need to associate AI files with Illustrator or use the Edit With command.

[Dave5C6A]

yes, it still opens the image in PREVIEW and makes my artwork a PDF. Id like InDesign to open up whatever the native program is instead of a PREVIEW image

[John Mensinger]

Right, so as Bob alluded, it's not an InDesign issue; you'll have to repair the file association at the OS level.

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

First, a question: Is your AI file saved as a PDF? If not, do the following:

As others have mentioned, you need to tell your Mac OS to open AI files in Illustrator.

To do this, select any AI file and press Command + i. (Get info)

In the "Opem With" section, choose Adobe Illustrator

Then press the Change All button.

[Jeff Witchel, ACI · Accepted solution]

If your AI file IS sved as a PDF and you want to open it in Illusatrator, you'll have to use Open With > Illustrator.

[Dave5C6A]

Yep, that fixed it. That was driving me nuts! Thanks Jeff!

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

Hi Dave5C6A,

If an answer is correct, please mark it as correct, so people stop answering.

Thanks!

Jeff