Can Illustrator CS2 files be shared between both a pc and mac?

Question

Both computers have Adobe Illustrator CS2. And the file would be saved as an .ai file.

Answer 1

YES! This is why Adobe is teh best graphics program manufacturer.

There are some things you must remember when porting back and forth from mac and PC...

Most importantly, you must remember to take ALL linked files with you, such as photos and graphics placed into the document made from Photoshop or something. Also, take the fonts too...

Now, some notes about the fonts: Most fonts work ONLY on the mac, or ONLY on the PC... Adobe got with Microsoft a while back and developed a new font format called OpenType. This allows you to use the EXACT same font files on the mac OS as on the PC. Often, you can use the default Helvetica on a PC, save something, take it over to a Mac and use the default Helvetica there, allllll of your text will re-flow differently. Even though they are the same font, made by the same manufacturer, the font files are different and the OS's handle the kerning and tracking and all differently.

If you can't get open type fonts, or if you don't want to go through the hassle of changing fonts around, convert all of the type to outlines before you move it over to the other OS. Make sure you save a copy of the document, first, tho.. Because Murphy's law says that as soon as you convert your type to outlines and save over your old document, you will see a major spelling error that your spell check conveniently missed....

Answer 2

The easiest way is if the PC is Win NT Server with Macintosh Sharing.

Investigate viability of using NFS; Network File System, it is a standard Internet file system, but it may not be adopted outside UNIX world.

Answer 3

of course!!! there the same exact program and file extensions. there is just a different OS being used.