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The Photoshop Productivity Series: The Productive Workflow
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The Photoshop Productivity Series: The Productive Workflow

by Dave Cross
March 2014
Intermediate to advanced
84 pages
2h 20m
English
Peachpit Press
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Creating Smart Objects

There are a number of ways to create a Smart Object from one or more layers. Select the layer(s) and use one of these methods:

• Choose Filter > Convert for Smart Filters.

• Choose Convert to Smart Object from the Layers panel menu.

• Choose Convert for Smart Filters from the layer’s context menu (Control-click on Mac, right-click on Windows).

Tip

To create a Smart Object while you open a file, choose File > Open as Smart Object rather than File > Open. If you use File > Place to import a file into the open document, it is automatically added as a Smart Object.

Camera Raw and Lightroom both have an option to work with Photoshop as Smart Objects—more on that later.

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ISBN: 9780133822298