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Convert a tracing object to a Live Paint object
When you are satisfied with the results of a tracing, you can convert the tracing object to paths or to a Live Paint object.
This final step allows you to work with the tracing as you do other vector artwork. Once you convert the tracing object,
you can no longer adjust the tracing options.
1 Select the tracing object.
2 Do one of the following:
To convert the tracing to paths, click Expand in the Control panel or choose Object > Live Trace > Expand. Use
this method if you want to work with the components of the traced artwork as individual objects. The resulting
paths are grouped together.
To convert the tracing to paths while preserving the current display options, choose Object > Live Trace >
Expand As Viewed. For example, if the display options are set to Outlines for the tracing result, then the
expanded paths will be outlines only (rather than filled and stroked). In addition, a snapshot of the tracing with
its current display options is preserved and grouped with the expanded paths. Use this method if you want to
preserve the tracing image as a guide for the expanded paths.
To convert the tracing to a Live Paint object, click Live Paint in the Control panel or choose Object > Live Trace
> Convert To Live Paint. Use this method if you want to apply fills and strokes to the traced artwork using the
Live Paint Bucket tool.
To create a tracing and convert the tracing object in one step, choose Object > Live Trace > Make And Expand or Object
> Live Trace > Make And Convert To Live Paint.
For a video on tracing, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0043.
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Release a tracing object
If you want to discard a tracing but keep the original placed image, you can release the tracing object.
1 Select the tracing object.
2 Choose Object > Live Trace > Release.
Manually trace artwork using template layers
Template layers are locked, nonprinting layers that you can use to manually trace images. Template layers are dimmed
by 50% so you can easily see any paths you draw in front of the layer. You can create template layers when you place an
image or from existing layers.
1 Do one of the following:
To place an image as a template layer for tracing, choose File > Place, select the EPS, PDF, or raster image file you
want to trace, select Template, and then click Place. A new template layer appears below the current layer in the
panel.
To trace an existing image, make sure the image is in its own layer, double-click the layer in the Layers panel,
select Template, and click OK; alternatively, select the layer and choose Template from the panel menu.
The eye icon is replaced by the template icon , and the layer is locked.
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