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                    Importing Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) files
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                <div><p>You can place graphics created in Adobe
Photoshop&#160;4.0 and later directly into an InDesign layout.</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Layers and layer comps</dt>
<dd>You can adjust the visibility of the top-level layers in InDesign,
as well as view different layer comps. Changing layer visibility
or layer comps in InDesign does not alter the original Photoshop
file. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Paths, masks, or alpha channels</dt>
<dd>If you save paths, masks, or alpha channels in a Photoshop
file, InDesign can use them to remove backgrounds, or to wrap text around
graphics. Graphics that contain paths, masks, or alpha channels
act as transparent objects when imported.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">ICC color management profile</dt>
<dd>If you place a Photoshop image with an embedded ICC color
management profile, InDesign reads the embedded profile, provided
that color management is active. You can override the embedded profile
for the image using the Import Options dialog box or assign a different color
profile to the graphic in InDesign. Overriding the color profile
in InDesign will not remove or alter the profile embedded in the
Photoshop image.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Spot-color channels</dt>
<dd>Spot-color channels in Adobe Photoshop PSD or TIFF files appear
in InDesign as spot colors in the Swatches panel. If the image uses
a spot color that InDesign does not recognize, the spot color may
appear gray in the InDesign document and print incorrectly as a
composite. (The image will print correctly on color separations,
however.) To simulate the graphic as a composite, you can create
a spot color with the correct color values, and then alias the PSD color
to this new spot color. The graphic will then print correctly as
composite and display correctly on‑screen when Overprint Preview
is turned on (choose View&#160;&gt; Overprint Preview). Be sure
to remove the alias before printing separations, so that the image
prints on the plate you expect.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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