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:
 * Graphic Lab/Images to improve/Archive/Jul 2008

See also:
 * 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:
 * 5) Under SVG Profiles, choose a profile (usually SVG 1.0 or SVG 1.1).
 * 6) 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).
 * 7) 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:
 * 5) 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.
 * 6) Or, to free transform in proportion, click and hold on a corner of the outermost bounding box, hold down the Shift key, and drag.
 * 7) File > Save (Ctrl + S).