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PDFs for import into Adobe Illustrator (V9 onwards)
PDF is the best format to use if you need to transfer designs from Xara Designer Pro X to
recent versions of Adobe Illustrator. Vector shapes, bitmaps, text and the simple fill and
transparency types will all transfer with no loss of fidelity.

Layers
Adobe Illustrator 9 & 10 fully support editing of layers exported in PDF files. Unselect the
EXCLUDE INVISIBLE LAYERS option to make sure all layers in your design are included.
Illustrator CS & CS2 will not preserve design layering.

Text
In order to edit text in PDF documents in Adobe Illustrator 9 and 10, embedded fonts
must be installed on the host system. Also, you must unselect the USE UNICODE FOR TEXT
ENCODING option in the SETTINGS dialog.
Bitmap tiling

Adobe Illustrator 9 and 10 will not read the PDF if tiling is used, so unselect the
PRESERVE BITMAP TILING option. This is not necessary for CS or CS2 versions.

Groups
Select the PRESERVE GROUPS option in the export settings if your document contains
groups so that they are maintained in Adobe Illustrator.

Note however that because PDF does not natively support groups, clipping masks will
appear as part of imported groups in Illustrator CS & CS2. Therefore, when ungrouping
you also need to remove the clipping mask.