Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/PDF map conversion to SVG/Adobe Illustrator

A tutorial is being started here in how to use Adobe Illustrator to convert PDF maps to SVG. See commons:Category:PDF maps.

Please see this archived discussion:

• Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Images to improve/Archive/Jul 2008#Image:APISmap1.pdf

See also:

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/PDF map conversion to SVG

Converting PDF to SVG in Adobe Illustrator

1. Open the PDF in Adobe Illustrator.
2. Go to File > Save As (Shift + Ctrl + S).
3. From the Format drop-down menu, select SVG (*.SVG). Save As.
4. In the resulting dialog box:
   1. Under SVG Profiles, choose a profile (usually SVG 1.0 or SVG 1.1).
   2. Under Type, if you are not using web-safe fonts, select Convert to outline. (Warning: this greatly increases the size of your file.) If you are using web-safe fonts, choose SVG; under Subsetting, choose None (Use System Fonts).
5. Click OK.

Nominally resizing an SVG in Adobe Illustrator

1. Open your file.
2. Make sure that none of the layers are locked. (Window > Layers; a padlock symbol next to a layer indicates it is locked.) Make sure all of the layers are visible. (An eye symbol next to a layer indicates it is visible.)
3. Select > All (Ctrl + A).
4. To resize:
   1. Either go to Object > Transform > Scale.... Select the Uniform radio button and type in a percentage; greater than 100% makes your object larger, less than 100% makes it smaller. Make sure Scale Strokes & Effects under Options is checked. Click OK.
   2. Or, to free transform in proportion, click and hold on a corner of the outermost bounding box, hold down the Shift key, and drag.
5. File > Save (Ctrl + S).