In message <4460945C.7000503@xxxxxxxx> Clive Bonsall <C.Bonsall@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On further investigation, the "editability" of PDFs seems to depend on > how the file is loaded/imported into CS2. For instance ... > [...] > > "Place" the PDF into a new Illustrator CS2 document -- the PDF will load > but is not editable until you "Flatten transparency" Yes, that is to be expected because "placing" a PDF file embeds it as a self-contained object that is encapsulated in a transparency group. > Load Illustrator CS2 first, then "Open > file.pdf" and the PDF is > editable straight away. OK, good to see that this works. Martin -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Wuerthner MW Software lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------------