Previewing placed EPS images

Placing images from other applications can slow previewing and printing operations in Illustrator. You can improve performance by turning off the Show Transparency Interactions option in the Links Palette Options dialog box.

You can turn off previewing of placed images when you need to work quickly. You can then turn previewing back on when you want to view the finished art.

To determine how placed EPS images appear:

1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Files & Clipboard.
2. Select the Use Low Resolution Proxy for Linked EPS option to view a bitmap proxy of the placed image. Deselect the option to view a high-resolution vector image.

To set Outline view for placed EPS images:

1. Choose File > Document Setup. Choose Artboard from the pop-up menu at the top left of the Document Setup dialog box.
2. Select Show Images in Outline to specify that placed images should display a preview image when seen in Outline view and click OK. (See Opening and placing artwork.)

To display transparency interactions with linked images:

1. If necessary, choose Window > Links.
2. From the Links palette menu, choose Palette Options.
3. Select Show Transparency Interactions and click OK.