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Adobe Photoshop Help
Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady
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The placed artwork appears inside a bounding box at the center of the Photoshop image.
The artwork maintains its original aspect ratio; however, if the artwork is larger than the
Photoshop image, it is resized to fit.
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If desired, reposition the placed artwork by doing one or more of the following:
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Position the pointer inside the bounding box of the placed artwork, and drag.
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In the options bar, enter a value for X to specify the distance between the center point
of the placed artwork and the left edge of the image. Enter a value for Y to specify the
distance between the center point of the placed artwork and the top edge of the
image.
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To adjust the center point of the placed artwork, drag the center point to a new
location, or click a handle on the center point icon
in the options bar.
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If desired, scale the placed artwork by doing one or more of the following:
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Drag one of the handles at the corners or sides of the bounding box. Hold down Shift as
you drag a corner handle to constrain the proportions.
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In the options bar, enter values for W and H to specify the width and height of the
artwork. By default, these options represent scale as a percentage; however, you can
enter another unit of measurement. To constrain the proportions of the artwork, click
the Constrain Proportions icon ; the option is on when the icon has a white
background.
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If desired, rotate the placed artwork by doing one or more of the following:
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Position the pointer outside the bounding box of the placed artwork (the pointer turns
into a curved arrow), and drag.
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In the options bar, enter a value (in degrees) for the Rotation option
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The artwork rotates around the center point of the placed artwork. To adjust the center
point, drag it to a new location, or click a handle on the Center Point icon
in the
options bar.
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If desired, skew the placed artwork by holding down Ctrl (Windows) or Command
(Mac OS), and dragging a side handle of the bounding box.
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Set the Anti-alias option in the options bar as desired. To blend edge pixels during
rasterization, select the Anti-alias option. To produce a hard-edged transition between
edge pixels during rasterization, deselect the Anti-alias option.
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To commit the placed artwork to a new layer, do one of the following:
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Click the OK button
in the options bar.
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Press Enter or Return.
To cancel the placement, click the Cancel button
in the options bar, or press Esc.
To place a file (ImageReady):
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Open the ImageReady image into which you want to place the file.
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Choose File > Place, select the file you want to place, and click Open.
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Select offset options:
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From the Horizontal pop-up menu, choose an option for placing the file horizontally
with respect to the image. In the Pixels text box, enter the number of pixels to offset the
placed image horizontally.