How to Share Between Photoshop and Illustrator
The software programs that comprise the Adobe Creative Suite were built to give you individual options to design graphics and edit images, and also to work together. Open an image in Adobe Photoshop, make a few changes and then import it into Adobe Illustrator for more graphic design, for example. When you share image files between the two programs, you'll find many similarities with menus and tools. Save the files as images that open universally and you'll be able to take advantage of multiple programs at once.
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Instructions
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Open Adobe Photoshop. Click "File," "Open." Browse to the image to open in Illustrator. Double-click the name of the file.
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Review the "Layers" palette on the bottom-right side of the window. Check whether there are multiple layers or just a single one. If there are multiple layers, click the small lined icon at the top-right of the palette and select "Flatten Image." All of the layers combine into one.
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Click "File," "Save As." Choose from the "Format" menu an image file other than the proprietary PSD format; for example, JPG or GIF. Rename the image and choose a place to save it, such as the desktop. Click "Save."
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Open Adobe Illustrator. Click "File," "Open." Navigate to the just-saved Photoshop image. Double-click the image to open it.
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Use Illustrator's tools to edit or add to the image as desired. When finished, click "File," "Save As." Type a new name for the image, so as not to overwrite the original completed in Photoshop. Click "Save."
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Tips & Warnings
These directions may also be completed in reverse, going to from Illustrator to Photoshop. When starting in Illustrator, choose an image file other than the AI extension, which is the Adobe Illustrator file proprietary format.
