Illustrator

Change the display of a tracing object

A tracing object is made up of two components: the original source image and the tracing result (which is the vector artwork). By default, only the tracing result is visible. However, you can change the display of both the original image and the tracing result to best suit your needs.

  1. Select the tracing object.
    By default, all tracing objects are named “Tracing” in the Layers panel.
  2. Do any of the following:

    • To change the display of the tracing result, click the Vector View button  in the Control panel or choose Object > Live Trace, and select a display option: No Tracing Result, Tracing Result, Outlines, or Outlines With Tracing.

    • To change the display of the source image, click the Raster View button  in the Control panel or choose Object > Live Trace, and select a display option: No Image, Original Image, Adjusted Image (which displays the image with any adjustments that are applied during tracing), or Transparent Image.

      Note: In order to view the source image, you must first change the Vector View to No Tracing Result or Outlines.