Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 - Manual (Page 336)

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Last updated 6/3/2015
When the web image (that is, the image on the Dreamweaver page) is out of sync with the original Photoshop file,
Dreamweaver detects that the original file has been updated, and displays one of the Smart Object icon’s arrows in red.
When you select the web image in Design view and click the Update from Original button in the Property inspector,
the image updates automatically, reflecting any changes that you made to the original Photoshop file.
When you use the Smart Objects workflow, you do not need to open Photoshop to update a web image. Additionally,
any updates you make to a Smart Object in Dreamweaver are non-destructive. That is, you can change the web version
of the image on your page while keeping the original Photoshop image intact.
You can also update a Smart Object without selecting the web image in Design view. The Assets panel lets you update
all Smart Objects, including images that might not be selectable in the Document window (for example, CSS
background images).
Image optimization settings
For both the copy/paste and the Smart Object workflows, you can specify optimization settings in the Image
Optimization dialog box. This dialog box lets you specify the file format and image quality. If you are copying a slice or
a layer, or inserting a Photoshop file as a Smart Object for the first time, Dreamweaver displays this dialog so that you
can easily create the web image.
If you copy and paste an update to a particular slice or layer, Dreameaver remembers the original settings and re-creates
the web image with those settings. Likewise, when you update a Smart Object using the Property inspector,
Dreamweaver uses the same settings you used when you first inserted the image. You can change an image’s settings at
any time by selecting the web image in Design view, and then clicking the Edit Image Settings button in the Property
inspector.
Storing Photoshop files
If you’ve inserted a web image, and have not stored the original Photoshop file in your Dreamweaver site, Dreamweaver
recognizes the path to the original file as an absolute local file path. (This is true for both the copy/paste and Smart
Object workflows.) For example, if the path to your Dreamweaver site is C:\Sites\mySite, and your Photoshop file is
stored in C:\Images\Photoshop, Dreameaver will not recognize the original asset as part of the site called mySite. This
will cause problems if you ever want to share the Photoshop file with other team members because Dreamweaver will
only recognize the file as being available on a particular local hard drive.
If you store the Photoshop file inside your site, however, Dreamweaver establishes a site-relative path to the file. Any
user with access to the site will also be able to establish the correct path to the file, assuming that you have also provided
the original file for them to download.
For a video tutorial on roundtrip editing with Photoshop, see Roundtrip editing with Photoshop .
Create a Smart Object
When you insert a Photoshop image (PSD file) into your page, Dreamweaver creates a Smart Object. A Smart Object is
a web-ready image that maintains a live connection to the original Photoshop image. Whenever you update the original
image in Photoshop, Dreamweaver gives you the option of updating the image in Dreamweaver with the click of a
button.
1 In Dreamweaver (Design or Code view), place the insertion point on your page where you want the image inserted.
2 Select Insert > Image.
You can also drag the PSD file to the page from the Files panel if you’re storing your Photoshop files in your website.
If you do so, you’ll skip the next step.
3 Locate your Photoshop PSD image file in the Select Image Source dialog box by clicking the Browse button and
navigating to it.