why is Illustrator flattening my export to photoshop?

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I have an index page, which I created in Illustrator that I am attempting to export to photoshop. The problem is that when I open the Photoshop file, it has all been flattened into a single layer. I made sure "flat image" is not selected in the export options. Furthermore, I always get a pop up message that says "Some containers in the AI document have been flattened," every time I export. The document is a single artboard with 9 layers (each layer representing a different element on the index page).

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Paul

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Larry G. Schneider

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You have transparency on the layers (or at least the top layer) which Photoshop has to flatten to work with. Try moving the transparency to the bottom layer or adding some registration marks (small squares of color at top left and bottom right) and the export the layers individually . Then reassemble in Photoshop using the registration marks as guides.

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-Jaydude-

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The registration marks should not be necessary when exporting with 'Use artboards' checked: in that case, all the layers will be the same size.

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