PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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If the page-layout program cannot place Photoshop PSD files, follow these steps:
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If your image contains a transparent background or areas that you want to be transparent, create a clipping path
around the opaque areas of the image. Even if you have deleted the background around the image, you must define
the area with a clipping path before converting the file to TIFF or EPS format. Otherwise, areas that are transparent
may appear as white in the page-layout program.
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Choose File > Save As.
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In the Save As dialog box, choose the appropriate format from the Format menu. The format you choose depends
on the final output for the document. For printing to non-PostScript printers, choose TIFF. For printing to PostScript
printers, choose Photoshop EPS. Then click Save.
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In the TIFF Options or EPS Options dialog box, set the following options. Leave any remaining options at their
default settings, and click OK.
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TIFF Options dialog box: set Image Compression to None.
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EPS Options dialog box (Windows): set Preview to TIFF (8 bits/pixel) and Encoding to ASCII85.
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EPS Options dialog box (Mac OS): set Preview to Mac (8 bits/pixel) and Encoding to ASCII85.
If the layout program displays transparent areas as white, try printing the document. Some layout programs do not
display clipping paths properly but print them as expected.
Use Photoshop artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator can both open or place Photoshop files; you do not need to save or export your Photoshop image
to a different file format. If you place an image into an open Illustrator file, you can incorporate the image as if it were
any other element in the artwork, or you can maintain a link to the original file. Although you can’t edit a linked
image within Illustrator, you can jump back to Photoshop, using the Edit Original command, to revise it. Once saved,
any changes you make are reflected in the version in Illustrator.
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If the image file is open in Photoshop, save it as a Photoshop (PSD) file, and close the file.
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In Adobe Illustrator, do one of the following:
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To open the file directly in Illustrator, choose File > Open. Locate the image in the Open File dialog box, and
click OK.
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To incorporate the image into an existing Illustrator file, choose File > Place. Locate the file in the Place dialog
box, make sure the Link option is not selected, and click OK.
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To place the image into a file but maintain a link to the original, choose File > Place. In the Place dialog box, locate
the file, select the Link option, and click OK. Illustrator centers the image in the open illustration. A red X through
the image indicates it is linked and not editable.
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If you opened or placed the image without linking, the Photoshop Import dialog box appears. Choose the appro-
priate option as follows, and click OK:
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Convert Photoshop Layers To Objects to convert the layers to Illustrator objects. This option preserves masks,
blending modes, transparency, and (optionally) slices and image maps. However, it does not support Photoshop
adjustment layers and layer effects.
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Flatten Photoshop Layers To A Single Image to merge all the layers into a single layer. This option preserves the
look of the image, but you can no longer edit individual layers.
