linking 2019 illustrator to 2019 photoshop

[williamc25696039]

the cs6 method

1) place psd file into illustrator

2) make an edit to the psd file in photoshop

3) i check illustartor and, there is a dialog box that askes if i want to update the modified content

in the 2019 versions of illustrator and photoshop, 

step 3) does not happen... 

there is no dialog box to update the changes to the file in illustator

neither are the changes automatically made to the psd file in illustrator

does anyone know why?

[Monika Gause]

What does not work? Placing the file? Or opening an AI file with a placed PSD?

Nothing has changed in that matter, so not sure what you mean.

[williamc25696039]

edited**

[Bill Silbert · Accepted solution]

When placing the Photoshop file into Illustrator (using File>Place) make sure that in the dialog window that appears you have clicked on Options and chosen "Link" as shown in screen shot below. Note: you will have to have clicked on the file you're importing in this dialog window or the Link option will be grayed out.

When working with a linked file rather than an embedded one Photoshop art will update in the way that you are looking for. You can always check the Links Panel to see if an image is embedded rather then linked. If an image is linked there will be no icon to the right of the image name. If it is embedded there will be the icon shown in the below screen shot.

[williamc25696039]

Thanks, Bill

[Bill Silbert]

Happy to help.