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Turning preview images on or off
If a placed file with the Link option selected was not saved with a preview image in the application that created it, it will not be visible in Adobe Illustrator when it is placed. Instead, an outlined box containing two diagonal lines appears and defines the artwork's dimensions. The box is placed into the center of the active window, in front of all other artwork in the file, and is selected.
If a placed file was saved with a preview image in the application that created it, you can see it in Preview view, and you can choose to display a preview image in Outline view.
To turn on and off the display of preview images in Outline view:
- Choose File > Document Setup. Then choose Artboard from the pop-up menu at the top left of the Document Setup dialog box.
- Click Show Images in Outline, and then click OK.
Note: Placed images with the appropriate resource always display in Preview view, regardless of the Show Images in Outline setting.