moving tif behind clipping mask

[TeresaB831]

I have a rectangle. I placed a tif behind it (move to back). I selected both and "make clipping mask." I want to move the tif behind the rectangle to place exactly the right edge of tif at right edge of rectangle. I double click on tif and am able to move it. But when I do, it doesn't show me the edges of the rectange (stroke = 3). So I cannot tell where to stop dragging tif.

Thank you from this complete newbie. (Can you tell?)

[TeresaB831]

Forgot to say - I'm using Illustrator.

[Met1]

I thought when you made a clipping mask it only operated on the fill area and doesn't include the stroke (it discards the stroke)?

[Mike_Gondek]

You can resetablish the stoke by selecting the mask path with direct select/hollow tool.

Knowing when to use the direct select tool open up many features in Illustrator, I used to often.

[Mike_Gondek]

1. With direct select tool grab only the image
2. Comand Y to go into outline mode
3. Drag and snap into corner
4. Command Y to go back into preview mode

[Mike_Gondek]

Finally may I add that you should try using the .PSD format. There are advantages of efficiency and integration with other programs to using .PSD, while I know of no advantages to .tif (though am sure will hear on this forum if there are any, now that I said that)