How Do I Send an Illustrator File as a Link?
Contents 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...
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.
How do I save an Illustrator file as a link?
In the Package dialog box, you can do the following:
- Choose a location to save the packaged file, fonts, and images.
- 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.