Placing an Adobe Photoshop file
You'll begin by placing a Photoshop file in the Illustrator document as an embedded file. Placed files can be embedded or linked. Embedded files are added to the Illustrator file, and the Illustrator file size increases to reflect the addition of the placed file. Linked files remain separate, external files, with a link to the placed file in the Illustrator file. (The linked file must always accompany the Illustrator file, or the link will break and the placed file will not appear in the Illustrator artwork.)
1. | Resize the Layers palette so that you can see all of the layers. |
2. | In the Layers palette, select the Checkerboard layer. When you place an image, it is added to the selected layer. You'll use the Checkerboard ... |
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