{"id":225,"date":"2016-06-13T22:55:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T22:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/?p=225"},"modified":"2024-11-14T13:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T02:49:00","slug":"how-to-save-an-illustrator-file-for-use-in-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/how-to-save-an-illustrator-file-for-use-in-photoshop","title":{"rendered":"How to Save an Illustrator file for use in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not many people are aware of the fact that you are able to save an Illustrator document as a Photoshop file and vice versa. Adobe added this feature to able users to seamlessly work in between the two documents, where you can edit text with Illustrator and add depth within the image using Photoshop.<br>Follow on to learn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps: Saving an Illustrator file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 1<\/span>: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start off with having any Illustrator file open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-1-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustrator-to-Photoshop-1-DynamicWebTraining\" class=\"wp-image-186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-1-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-1-DynamicWebTraining-1-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-1-DynamicWebTraining-1-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click image to enlarge <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 2<\/span>: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Menu Bar<\/strong> select the <strong>File tab<\/strong> and then select the <strong>Export<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-2-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustrator-to-Photoshop-2-DynamicWebTraining\" class=\"wp-image-187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-2-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg 617w, https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-2-DynamicWebTraining-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-2-DynamicWebTraining-1-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-2-DynamicWebTraining-1-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click image to enlarge <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 3<\/span>: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the <strong>Export<\/strong> dialog box has opened, roam to where you would like to save the file and what you would like to save the <strong>File name<\/strong> as. Then at the bottom select the drop down menu next to the <strong>Save as Type<\/strong> section and click on the <strong>\u2018Photoshop (*PSD)\u2019<\/strong> file type and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-3-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustrator-to-Photoshop-3-DynamicWebTraining\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-3-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg 591w, https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-3-DynamicWebTraining-1-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click image to enlarge <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 4<\/span>: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as you save the file the <strong>\u2018Photoshop Export Options\u2019<\/strong> dialog box will open. Go to the <strong>Resolution<\/strong> criteria and from the drop down select the <strong>High (300 <\/strong>ppi<strong>)<\/strong> option. Once done, click <strong>Ok<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-4-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustrator-to-Photoshop-4-DynamicWebTraining\" class=\"wp-image-189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-4-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-4-DynamicWebTraining-1-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click image to enlarge <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">STEP 5<\/span>: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You now have created a Photoshop (*PSD) version of your Illustrator document. Once you open the Photoshop file you should see all the layers on the right side.<br><strong>Happy Editing!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-5-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustrator-to-Photoshop-5-DynamicWebTraining\" class=\"wp-image-190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-5-DynamicWebTraining-1.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.dynamicwebtraining.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Illustrator-to-Photoshop-5-DynamicWebTraining-1-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click image to enlarge <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not many people are aware of the fact that you are able to save an Illustrator document as a Photoshop file and vice versa. 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