Hi ! First time here and first time in illustrator so I'll try as best as I can.
I have to take drawings from PDF files, edit them a bit and put them in a program that doesn't support compounds. For that, my friend showed me how he does it : select all->release compound. What happens (as it it supposed to) : all the letter that contains "enclosed loop" (like O, R, P, B, 9, 8 etc) are now filled with black, the holes in the letter/number is still a shape but it is now black. What I have to do then is select ALL of the "holes" that are now black one by one, and "paint them" white. My friend just re-writes the whole text which takes an awful lot of time. Is there any way I can "release compound" without making all the holes fill themselves ? In another way, can I release compound in the text without affecting visually talking ? I can send the PDF file I'm talking about as well as the .ai file.
I have tried a bit to play with "pathfinder" include/exclude but I don't seem to be able to make it work.
Thanks !
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