Prior to place an image you have to create an canvas. But if you drag & drop the image on Ps icon on the task bar you do not need canvas. But drag & drop does not work in the latest version. How to place an image without creating canvas?
Again: why can't you just File > Open? Do you specifically need a smart object? You can convert any open file to a smart object if that's what you need.
Place means adding a smart object to an already existing file. That's what the Place command does. There is no such thing as Place if it's not into another file. It's meaningless by itself.
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