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022 Copying objects between Illustrator and InDesign

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022 Copying objects between Illustrator and InDesign

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David Blatner: Don't let my friend and fellow lynda.com author Morty Golding hear me say this, but I actually think Illustrator is pretty darn cool. You know he and I have a running argument over which is better, InDesign or Illustrator, but we both really know the truth. Both programs are better. The key is to use the right tool at the right time. For example this map of California here, I would never want to create that in InDesign. That'd be crazy. So I created it in Illustrator and placed it into InDesign. Now when I wanted to bring this into InDesign, I actually had two choices. I could place it, meaning go to the File menu and choose Place. That way I can place an AI file or a PDF file from Illustrator. Or I could have copied and pasted it into InDesign. The fact that InDesign and Illustrator that you copy and paste vector artwork back and forth is extremely powerful, but you have to be very careful when you do it. Let me zoom in on this so we can see what's going on. This…

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