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how do you get clipart, vector border files to connect/work?
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Jun 26, 2006, 01:04 PM
 
I have a lot of clipart disks for borders and such, but i was wondering if there's an easier way to do this? it seems to be broken into different sections, some only have the corners only and nothing else, was wondering how you're suppose to make a full frame from these files, if anyone knows, please help me out. Muchly appreciated...
     
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Jun 26, 2006, 02:59 PM
 
i hit post twice and this is what came out...
     
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Jun 26, 2006, 03:05 PM
 
I'm going to bet these are WMF files (Windows Meta File) When opened in something like Illustrator, you get exactly what you are describing. It's like Freddy Krueger came through and sliced a perfectly simple pice of art into a bazillion pieces. I hate WMF files like the plague.

About the only thing I can tell you is to open the files in Illustrator and use Pathfinder to meld all the individual pieces into something more coherent. A total PITA, I know.

Or are these art files meant to be dropped into Illustrator's Borders palette? These would definitely be just corners and edges and not complete borders.
     
   
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