Hi Wendy:
I already use the "Multiply" thingie, I love that feature!
I will try the eyedropper tool, but am curious why one would want to 
rasterize it, isn't it already rasterized, being a RGB or CMYK? I hardly 
ever use bitmap, even for line art.

Maybe my explanation was confusing?

I'll keep plugging at it, Thanks for the encouragement!
Linda

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Wendy Beth Jackelow wrote:
> Dear Linda,
>
> I think I might have a lead for you!
>
> Bring your tiff file into Illustrator and then under Effects chose 
> Rasterize.
> With the image selected, I used the eyedropper tool and pick a color. 
> It automatically colors the black lines to the color you select.
> To make the background transparent, go into the little transparency 
> window thingy (very technical terminology) and you have a
> choice of the type of transparency in the pull down menu. Just choose 
> "multiply". It should make the "white" transparent.
>
> I hope this works! Good luck. I hate those high stress weeks--things 
> always seem to go wrong and one can never think
> clearly to fix them!
>
> Take care,
> Wendy
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