Placing files, Place a file in photoshop – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Opening and importing images
Last updated 1/10/2010
Version
Cue enables versioning and asset management in all applications, but it includes enhanced features for the
following products: Adobe Flash®, Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe InDesign®, Adobe InCopy®, Adobe Photoshop®, and
Adobe Bridge. When you use any of these applications to open a file stored on a Version Cue server, the file is checked
out automatically. For all other applications, use the context menu to check in and check out files manually.
Placing files
The Place command adds a photo, art, or any Photoshop-supported file as a Smart Object to your document. Smart
Objects can be scaled, positioned, skewed, rotated, or warped without degrading the image.
Place a file in Photoshop
1
Open the Photoshop document that is the destination for the placed art or photo.
2
Do one of the following:
•
(Photoshop) Choose File
> Place, select the file you want to place, and click Place.
•
(Bridge) Select the file and choose File
> Place
> In Photoshop.
3
If you are placing a PDF or Illustrator (AI) file, the Place PDF dialog box appears. Select the page or image you want
to place, set the Crop options, and click
OK. For more information on the Place PDF dialog box options, see “
PDF or Illustrator files in Photoshop
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.
Note: In addition to the Place command, you can also add Adobe Illustrator art as a Smart Object by copying and pasting
the art from Illustrator into a Photoshop document. See “
Paste Adobe Illustrator art into Photoshop
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(Optional) Reposition or transform the placed artwork by doing any of the following:
•
To reposition the placed art, position the pointer inside the bounding box of the placed artwork and drag, or 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.
•
To scale the placed art, drag one of the corner handles of the bounding box or enter values for W and H in the
options bar. When dragging, hold down the Shift key to constrain proportions.
•
To rotate the placed art, position the pointer outside the bounding box (the pointer turns into a curved arrow) and
drag, or enter a value (in degrees) for the Rotation option
in the options bar. 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.
•
To skew the placed art, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac
OS) and drag a side handle of the bounding box.
•
To warp the placed art, choose Edit > Transform
> Warp and then choose a warp from the Warp Style pop-up
menu in the options bar.
If you choose Custom from the Warp Style pop-up menu, drag the control points, a segment of the bounding box or
mesh, or an area within the mesh to warp the image.