How Do I Send an Illustrator File as a Link?
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Choose File > Place, and select the text file you want to place. Select Link to create a link to the file, or deselect Link to embed the artwork in the Illustrator document. Click Place.

In the Package dialog box, you can do the following:

  1. Choose a location to save the packaged file, fonts, and images.
  2. Select options that allow you to collect linked files as well as fonts and put them in the folder along with a copy of the Illustrator file.

How do I send an Illustrator file to a client?

When sending someone an Illustrator file, be sure to send all linked images and fonts along with the file. Choose File > Package to copy the Illustrator (AI) document, fonts used, and any linked graphics. In the Package dialog box, choose a location for the folder Illustrator creates, to copy the packaged content into.

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