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                    Use Photoshop artwork in Adobe Illustrator
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                <div><div class="section"><p>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.</p>
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<ol><li><span>If
the image file is open in Photoshop, save it as a Photoshop (PSD)
file, and close the file.</span></li>
<li><span>In Adobe Illustrator, do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To open the file directly in Illustrator,
choose File&#160;&gt; Open. Locate the image in the Open File
dialog box, and click&#160;Open.</p>
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<li><p>To incorporate the image into an existing Illustrator
file, choose File&#160;&gt; Place. Locate the file in the Place
dialog box, make sure the Link option is not selected, and click&#160;Place. </p>
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<li><p>To place the image into a file but maintain a link
to the original, choose File&#160;&gt; Place. In the Place dialog
box, locate the file, select the Link option, and click&#160;Place.
Illustrator centers the image in the open illustration. A red X through
the image indicates it is linked and not editable.</p>
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<li><span>If you opened or placed the image without linking, the
Photoshop Import dialog box appears. Choose the appropriate option
as follows, and click&#160;OK:</span><ul><li><p>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.</p>
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<li><p>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.</p>
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