Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Suite Applications

Photoshop Native Files (PSD)

It’s not necessary to flatten Photoshop layered files before placing them in an InDesign page. In fact, unless a Photoshop file has reached an unwieldy size, there are compelling reasons not to flatten it because of the flexibility and editability you sacrifice when you flatten. Maintaining live layers means simplified housekeeping because there’s no need to keep a separate working image file. But there are some situations that present challenges.

Tip

Be sure to save Photoshop .PSD files with Maximum Compatibility turned on, both for compatibility with older (and future) versions of Photoshop, and for better performance in InDesign.

Drop That Shadow

Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign make it easy to add drop ...