General Adobe Questions

[adobeQ]

I am a rookie at using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. My question has to do with saving files. What format do you save a project in so that you can open it again and make updates?

If I have a Photoshop picture and want to bring it into Illustrator or InDesign -- what format (how) do I save it?

Another problem is I have InDesign CS2 but need to bring it into a CS level?? How do I do this and still be able to change it in the CS level?


Also, what is the difference between open and place?

Thank for any help you can offer - AdobeQ

[GuyB]

Hi adobeQ, welcome to these forums.

I suggest to save your files in the native format of each app. As you mention, if you have a Photoshop file, save it as .psd and you can place it easily in either AI or ID.

To bring an IDCS2 file into CS, export your file in the interchange format (.inx) from File/Export/InDesign Interchange. To do so, you have to be using build 838 of CS 3.01 from April 2005.

[adobeQ]

What is the difference between open and place in both Photoshop and Illustrator?




I am a rookie at using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. My question has to do with saving files. What format do you save a project in so that you can open it again and make updates?

If I have a Photoshop picture and want to bring it into Illustrator or InDesign -- what format (how) do I save it?

Another problem is I have InDesign CS2 but need to bring it into a CS level?? How do I do this and still be able to change it in the CS level?


Also, what is the difference between open and place?

Thank for any help you can offer - AdobeQ

[The Repro Kid]

Open, means Illustrator will open the file as a new illustrator document.

Place, means Illustrator will place the file in an existing, already open, Illustrator document.

[AdobeAce]

Hi adobeQ,

Welcome to the Layers forum!

As GuyB mentioned, it's best to go NATIVE with both Phoptoshop (.psd) and Illustrator (.ai) when Placing in InDesign. Why? These formats are most compatible with InDesign. The big advantage is Transparency. Parts of your placed PSD or AI files that are Transparent will still be Transparent after being Placed in InDesign. So, if a transparent image or Effect in that image falls on top of any object in your layout, you can see that object through the Transparent part of the image.

This is a huge plus!

Hope this helps!

Ace

:)

[adobeQ]

Thanks Ace -- Do you know much about Photoshop?? I have a black and white scanned photo (old photo from a magazine). It is kind of dark so I need to lighten it but not make it look pixelated!! I tried contrast which made it too grainy.
Any ideas??