: How can I include a Photoshop file inside another Photoshop file? If one was designing a website where they laid out each page mock as a separate photoshop file but each one had the common

@Gail6891361

You can also right-click on the layer that you want to include in the new psd and click duplicate layer. This will open the duplicate layer dialog. Under the destination option select the new psd file as the destination. Make sure that the new psd is open at the same time as the psd you are duplicating from. Repeat as needed. I realize this is an old thread but I found this to be a good work around if you don't want to use smart objects.

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@Lengel450

file-----> place

then choose your .psd file.

now your Photoshop file is place in your document then if you want to edit right on layer and choose Edit Content and save the file.

Now your reference file is changed...

:D

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@Bryan765

In Photoshop CC it is possible to link PSDs inside other PSDs.

See here for reference: helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/photoshop-linked-smart-objects.html

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@BetL875

Unfortunately, Photoshop does not provide the workflow you're looking for.

You can place a Photoshop file as a Smart Object in another Photoshop document, but unlike one placed in Illustrator or InDesign it becomes an independent object within that document. Changing the original won't affect any other documents in which it is placed.

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@Shelley591

You can look into using Adobe's 'Smart Objects'. Alternatively, consider FireWorks which has object templating abilities.

Even better, stop mocking up individual web pages in PhotoShop. It's a workflow nightmare and only causes headaches for the timeline. ;)

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@Vandalay110

Yes, this is possible and advisable for "fixed matter" such as logos. It may depend on which version you are using, but in the one I am currently using (cs3 windows) the action is called Place... and can be found in the File menu.

You will decide on scale etc, and then commit it. It will appear as a layer with an unusual icon. To edit it, you would double click it, which opens the child document in the appropriate program. Changes to the placed file take effect in the parent document when you save that placed file.

You can also place other files such as .AI files.

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