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Hi guys, sorry to post this in here.

I'm placing a PDF file into my Illustrator Layout. The PDF file comprises of an organic shape/image in the centre of a larger sheet. The area surrounding the shape is empty/white (but still opaque).

Basically what I want to do is make that empty space transparent. I have tried altering with the transparency options (setting blending to 'multiple' almost achieves what I'm after, but then actual shape becomes transparent as well). I'm quite sure the answer lies in the opacity or clipping mask options, but I'm not quite sure how I should go about doing this.

I know how to do it in PS, with opacity masks and the magic wand, but don't want to have to resort to that.

Many thanks.

(this is CS1 I'm using.. yeah, I know)

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