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Placing a Photoshop image with Show Import Options
When you place image files in Illustrator, you have the ability to change image options
when the file is imported (when available). For instance, if you place a Photoshop file
(.psd), you can choose to flatten the image or even to preserve the layers in the file.
Next, you will place a Photoshop file, set import options, and embed it in the Illustrator
file.
1. In the Layers panel, click the eye icon ( ) for the Pictures layer to hide the con-
tents, and then select the Background layer.
2. Choose File > Place.
3. In the Place dialog box, navigate to the Lessons > Lesson14 > images folder and
select the Lilypads.psd file. In the Place dialog box, set the following options:
• Link: Deselected (Deselecting the Link option embeds an image file in the Il-
lustrator file. Embedding the Photoshop file allows for more options when it is
placed, as you'll see.)
• Show Import Options: Selected
Note
You may not see a preview for the Photoshop file, even though the figure
shows one, and that's okay.
4. Click Place.
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