Jim, have you tried selecting the graphic in FrameMaker, and then in Graphics > Tools, choosing Fill > None? Sometimes this enables transparency in an imported graphic. Worth a try. Let us know how it works for you.
HTH ________________ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Stuart Rogers wrote: > Pinkham, Jim wrote: >> I'm using FM 7.1p116 and Illustrator 9.0. It would seem that there >> should be a way to get beyond/behind the standard white background of an >> imported Illy file to show only the image. I'm not sure if the problem >> of the white canvas obscuring the gridlines is an Illy problem/feature >> or on the Frame side. In any case, the goal would be to take advantage >> of the gridlines to position and align callouts. I suspect I'm missing >> something obvious. What I see today is shown at: >> http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=332480. Any suggestions as to >> what to do? > > It's not an Illustrator 'feature' -- it's just that Frame doesn't > support transparency. But read the Help entry on Using Grids. You'll > find that if you set the visible grid lines and the (snap) grid spacing > to the same value, and turn on Graphics > Snap, your callouts will > snap-align to the grid even though you can't see the grid lines behind > the white background. (In fact, you can just use the snap feature and > turn off the visible grid lines, for a much less cluttered view.) > > HTH, >
