Placing Images with Embedded Paths

Place an Image With Embedded Path in Your Layout

I didn't spend a lot of time finetuning the clipping path for the examples used here so the edges may appear somewhat irregular.

Image by J. Bear

The steps in this tutorial describes how to accomplish this in Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, and Adobe PageMaker when using EPS and TIFF images from Adobe Photoshop and Corel Photo-Paint. Each program handles images from each of these image editors slightly differently. These instructions are for pre-2004 versions of the software. The dialog boxes may have changed or the handling of embedded path information may have improved in later versions but the basics are generally the same or quite similar.

• Place an Image With Embedded Path in Your Layout
• Turn On The Clipping Path in Adobe InDesign
• Turn On The Clipping Path in QuarkXPress
• Turn On The Clipping Path in Adobe PageMaker