To Export Paths To Adobe Illustrator; Object Linking And Embedding (Ole) (Windows Only); To Link Or Embed A Selection Or Image In An Ole Application - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

See also
"To delete an anchor point" on page 466
"To convert a path to a selection border using the current settings" on page 467

To export paths to Adobe Illustrator

The Paths To Illustrator command lets you export Photoshop paths as Adobe Illustrator files. Exporting paths in this
way simplifies the task of combining Photoshop and Illustrator artwork or using Photoshop features with Illustrator
artwork. For example, you may want to export a pen tool path and stroke it to use as a trap with a Photoshop clipping
path you are printing in Illustrator. You can also use this feature to align Illustrator text or objects with Photoshop
paths.
1 Draw and save a path or convert an existing selection into a path.
Choose File > Export > Paths To Illustrator.
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3 Choose a location for the exported path, and enter a file name. Make sure Work Path is chosen in the Write menu
to export the path.
Click Save.
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Open the file in Adobe Illustrator. You can manipulate the path or use the path to align Illustrator objects that you
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add to the file.
Note that the crop marks in Adobe Illustrator reflect the dimensions of the Photoshop image. The position of the
path within the Photoshop image is maintained, provided you don't change the crop marks or move the path.

Object linking and embedding (OLE) (Windows only)

Photoshop is an OLE 2.0 server, which means it supports embedding or linking an image in an OLE container appli­
cation (usually a word-processing or page-layout program). For example, you can insert Photoshop files and selec­
tions into other OLE applications such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe FrameMaker, and Microsoft Word using copy
and paste or other methods.
• Linking lets you place a link in the OLE container file that refers to the Photoshop file on the hard drive.
Embedding lets you insert the Photoshop file into the OLE container file.
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After the image is in the container application, you can double-click it for editing in Photoshop. When you close the
image in Photoshop, it is updated in the container application.

To link or embed a selection or image in an OLE application

Do one of the following:
Copy a selection in Photoshop, and insert it in your OLE container application using the application's Paste Special
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command. Refer to your word-processing or page-layout application documentation for more instructions. Pasted
selections can only be embedded, not linked.
• Use your OLE container application's Insert Object command to insert a new Photoshop image or existing
Photoshop file as an OLE-embedded or OLE-linked object. Refer to your word-processing or page-layout appli­
cation documentation for instructions.
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