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The solution is pretty simple. In Illustrator, I set the Export settings
such that the rectangular background is transparent.
In Word, I then insert Overlay1.png as Text Wrapping - Square (not Inline
w/ Text), making certain that the Layout > Position tab has the following
settings:
*Horiz*.: *Absolute position* <*value*> *to the right of* Left Margin
Vert: *Absolute position* <*value*> *below* Top Margin
I can then insert Overlay2.png with all of the same values.
On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 3:55 PM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Thanks to Gene for steering toward Interactbuilder.
>
> That said, I can already place the triangle and circle on separate layers
> in Illustrator. And I can export each layer independently.
>
> What I'm wondering, though, is how to export each layer such that the
> rectangular background is wholly transparent. (Those familiar with trad.
> publishing night recall acetate overlays with registration marks.)
>
> When every layer is exported from Illustrator, the rectangular
> "registration" must also remain intact, such that the resultant graphic
> files can be programmatically combinedâand registeredâin a variety of B&W
> gradients.
>
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> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 3:49 PM, Chris Morton <chris -at- isntthatwrite -dot- com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Gene.
>>
>> Chris Morton
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>> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
>>
>>> This may be what you're looking for...
>>>
>>> http://help.interactbuilder.com/m/16264/l/291174-export-an-a
>>> dobe-illustrator-file-to-a-layered-photoshop-file
>>>
>>> Gene Kim-Eng
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/23/2018 8:22 AM, Chris Morton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Imagine a rectangle in an Illustrator file.
>>>>
>>>> It has a triangle outline in its lower left corner and a solid black
>>>> circle
>>>> in its upper left corner.
>>>>
>>>> Maintaining the rectangle as a transparent boundary, I want to export
>>>> the
>>>> triangle as a separate graphic image. I then want to do the same with
>>>> the
>>>> circle, again maintaining the rectangle as a transparent boundary.
>>>>
>>>> After being exported, the two independent graphic files need to be
>>>> superimposed (overlaid) on one another, such that their rectangular
>>>> boundaries match up.
>>>>
>>>> Considering the need for the rectangular backgrounds to remain
>>>> transparent,
>>>> what type of graphic file would best lend itself to this situation? Are
>>>> their special settings I need to considering during export?
>>>>
>>>
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