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To place a PDF, Adobe Illustrator, or EPS file
(Photoshop):
Open the Photoshop image into which you
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want to place the artwork.
Choose File > Place, select the file you want to
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place, and click Place.
If you are placing a PDF file that contains
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multiple pages, select the page you want to place in
the provided dialog box, and click OK.
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.
4 If desired, reposition the placed artwork by
doing one or more of the following:
Position the pointer inside the bounding box of
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the placed artwork, and drag.
In the options bar, enter a value for X to specify
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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 adjust the center point of the placed artwork,
drag the center point to a new location, or click a
handle on the center point icon (
options bar.
5 If desired, scale the placed artwork by doing one
or more of the following:
• Drag one of the handles at the corners or sides of
the bounding box. Hold down Shift as you drag a
corner handle to constrain the proportions.
• In the options bar, enter values for W and H to
specify the width and height of the artwork.
By default, these options represent scale as a
percentage; however, you can enter another unit of
measurement (in, cm, or px). To constrain the
proportions of the artwork, click the Constrain
Proportions icon ( ); the option is on when the
icon has a white background.
If desired, rotate the placed artwork by doing
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one or more of the following:
Position the pointer outside the bounding box of
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the placed artwork (the pointer turns into a curved
arrow), and drag.
In the options bar, enter a value (in degrees) for
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the Rotation option ( ).
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 (
If desired, skew the placed artwork by holding
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down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS),
and dragging a side handle of the bounding box.
Set the Anti-alias option in the options bar as
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desired. To blend edge pixels during rasterization,
select the Anti-alias option. To produce a hard-
edged transition between edge pixels during
rasterization, deselect the Anti-alias option.
) in the
9 To commit the placed artwork to a new layer,
do one of the following:
• Click the OK button (
Press Enter or Return.
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To cancel the placement, click the Cancel
button (
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) in the options bar.
) in the options bar.
) in the options bar, or press Esc.
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