What is the best way to make your sketches part of the document content?

• A. Flatten sketches
• B. Embed as an image
• C. Link to an external file
• D. Annotate only

Answer: (A)

Making sketches part of the document content means turning them into a fixed part of the page so they print and view as a permanent element. Flattening bakes the sketches into the page’s content stream, so they can no longer be edited or moved as separate annotations. This guarantees the visuals stay with the document across printers and viewers, giving you a stable, unalterable record.

Other approaches don’t offer the same permanence: embedding as an image still treats the sketch as a separate image on the page, linking to an external file keeps the content outside the document, and annotating only leaves the sketches as editable overlays. Flattening provides the strongest protection that the sketches become an intrinsic part of the document.