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Ungrouping an imported pdf into Illustrator

New Here ,
May 05, 2013 May 05, 2013

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Is there a way to ungroup the elements of an imported pdf in Illustrator 6? Do you have to change the settings in Adobe Acrobat first to allow the elements to import individually rather than a group? Thank you.

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May 05, 2013 May 05, 2013

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Angie,

You should be able to Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G to Ungroup once it is in Illy. If there is a Clipping Mask or something blocking the way, you may release that. You can see it in the Layers palette.

Illustrator 6

The one from 1996 or the slightly newer one called CS6/16?

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May 05, 2013 May 05, 2013

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Hello
Many thanks for that its CS6/16 but it did not work.

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May 05, 2013 May 05, 2013

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If the PDF opens as one big image and can not be ungrouped, then it does not contain vector objects. It's just a big raster image. If you use the Direct Selection Tool (the white arrow) you should be able to select individual objects. If you can't, then it's just a raster image.

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Sep 08, 2017 Sep 08, 2017

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Okay found a solution! (3 years later, lol)

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#1. Import PDF

#2. Click on object (PDF)

#3. Once selected click embed (Located under File, Edit, Object, Type... Window and help)

#4. Once embedded, right click object (PDF) and select ungroup.

Done!

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New Here ,
Mar 25, 2023 Mar 25, 2023

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Stupid answer!!

 

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Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023

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This is not a stupid answer, the solution actually works. Thanks to Romello for posting it.

I have attached a screenshot with the designation of the required button!

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Mar 22, 2024 Mar 22, 2024

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not even close to stupid.

I am brand new to illustrator and this worked PERFECTLY for me. Thanks OP!!!

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TYSM it worked perfectly!

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