Have you tried to create designs in Photoshop CS5 and the n import the native PSD file from Photoshop directly into InDesign? Don’t know how it is to be done? Well not to worry as this tutorial will give you an easy idea on how to do this.
Steps To Import A Layered Photoshop File Into InDesign:
Using InDesign, you can import a layered Photoshop file, and then turn layer on and off or even layer comps to be placed. So just follow down these steps:
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TRANSPARENCY SUPPORT AND CLIPPING PATHS
Photoshop file uses transparency. The transparency in the PSD files is imported and interpreted by InDesign. The feature is quiet helpful if you have an established background or want to have interesting text wrap around an image you import from Photoshop.
You can use transparency as the clipping path in InDesign. Clipping path resembles hard-edged mask that hide parts of an image, that you don’t want visible around a certain part of the image.
You can use alpha channels, path and masks which you create in Photoshop InDesign. InDesign recognizes theses parts of the PSD file, so you use them when you are wrapping text around the image or when you want to create a clipping path.
As an alternative option you can use these parts to remove a background from the image. For example if you have image with one of these assets, you can also use the Detect edge features in InDesign to detect the edges and wrap text around the image.
Using InDesign, you can import a layered Photoshop file, and then turn layer on and off or even layer comps to be placed. So just follow down these steps:
- Take a layered Photoshop file that you want to place.
- Using InDesign select File→Place.
- Browse to the location of a layered image file, choose the file you need to import, and select the Show Import Options check box. After then click Open options.
- A dialog box appears.
- Select the Photoshop layer you want to use when placing PSD file into your indesign layout.
- Tap to the layers tab and turn off and on the visibility of the layers you want to change or select a saved layer comp from the Layer Comp drop-down list.
- Click to OK option to close the image options dialog box.
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TRANSPARENCY SUPPORT AND CLIPPING PATHS
Photoshop file uses transparency. The transparency in the PSD files is imported and interpreted by InDesign. The feature is quiet helpful if you have an established background or want to have interesting text wrap around an image you import from Photoshop.
You can use transparency as the clipping path in InDesign. Clipping path resembles hard-edged mask that hide parts of an image, that you don’t want visible around a certain part of the image.
You can use alpha channels, path and masks which you create in Photoshop InDesign. InDesign recognizes theses parts of the PSD file, so you use them when you are wrapping text around the image or when you want to create a clipping path.
As an alternative option you can use these parts to remove a background from the image. For example if you have image with one of these assets, you can also use the Detect edge features in InDesign to detect the edges and wrap text around the image.