Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
To save multiple artboards, each artboard to its own file, in Save
As under Options enable Save each artboard
to a separate file
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To create Photoshop Smart Objects from Illustrator data,
copy/paste to open the Paste
dialog and choose Smart Object. Or create a Smart Object automatically by dragging
and dropping or choosing File> Place.
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To edit an Illustrator Smart Object,
double-click on its thumbnail in Photoshop's
Layers panel to automatically launch Illustrator and open a working copy of your
artwork. To update your Photoshop file, save your edits in Illustrator before
returning to Photoshop.
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To replace a Smart Object file with a different file on disk,
choose Layer> Smart
Objects> Replace Content. This means you can use Smart Objects as placeholders for
content you place in Photoshop later.
Why is it a “smart” object?
When you place an Illustrator file as a Smart Object in Photoshop, the original is
embedded in the file and only an “instance” is transformed or duplicated, much like
using a symbol in Illustrator. When you want to edit the Smart Object, and not the
instance of it, the Smart Object “knows” to launch the originating program—in this
case, Illustrator.
Illustrator to Photoshop: pixels, paths, and layers
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To create a pixel image, path, or Shape layer,
copy and paste an object, selecting from
among these options in the Paste dialog that opens.
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To preserve layers and keep text editable,
place the text on a top-level layer, not a
sublayer, and choose Export to save the file in “Photoshop (psd)” format. The other
vector objects are rasterized, but text stays editable. You can even use Illustrator's
anti-aliasing options—None, Sharp, Crisp, Strong—which are comparable to and
supported by Photoshop's text options.
