Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Image Tracing and Live Trace Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Which keyboard shortcut opens the Image Trace panel while a raster image is selected?

Accepted Answer

There is no default shortcut; use Window > Image Trace

Answer

Illustrator does not assign a default keyboard shortcut to Image Trace; it must be opened from the Window menu.

Question 2

What does the 'Mode' dropdown in the Image Trace panel allow you to choose?

Accepted Answer

Color, Grayscale, or Black and White tracing output

Answer

The Mode option sets whether the trace produces full-color, grayscale, or monochrome (black-and-white) vector output.

Question 3

How do you place a raster image into Illustrator for tracing without embedding it?

Accepted Answer

File > Place with the Link checkbox enabled

Answer

Using File > Place with Link enabled places the image as a linked file, keeping the Illustrator document smaller.

Question 4

Which panel shows a live preview of Image Trace results before you click Expand?

Accepted Answer

The Image Trace panel with Preview enabled

Answer

Checking the Preview checkbox in the Image Trace panel updates the canvas in real time as you adjust settings.

Question 5

After expanding a traced image, what Illustrator command would you use to remove the white background fill from all resulting paths at once?

Accepted Answer

Edit > Select Same > Fill Color, then delete

Answer

Selecting by same fill color via Edit > Select Same > Fill Color lets you select all white fills at once and delete them.

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