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weertss34390063
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February 17, 2022
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Photoshop layers to InDesign

  • February 17, 2022
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Hi, 

I would like to import a file with 6 layers from Photoshop to In Design.

When I import it to Indesign, all layers are like merged, I have only one layer with all elements. 

How can I import and keep each layer ? 

 

Thank you so much for your help!

 

Sarah

 

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3 replies

jmlevy
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jmlevyCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 17, 2022

Do you mean that you want to get each Photoshop layer on separate InDesign layers? It is not possible unless you create the InDesign layers before importing the file, then import several times the PSD file, using the object layers options.

weertss34390063
weertss34390063Author
Participant
February 17, 2022

Yes excatly, get each Photoshop layer on separate Indesign layers ( in one time). 

If I understood well, I have to import each layer one by one? 

jmlevy
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jmlevyCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 17, 2022

Yes. If your PSD file has 6 layers, you need to create 6 different layers in InDesign, then import the PSD file, and duplicate it on each InDesign layer, then activate the PSD layer you want to for each occurrence of the PSD file. But why would you need this?

Maybe there is a script to do this, @Kasyan Servetsky is a script specialist. I am sure he knows that.

    Kasyan Servetsky
    Kasyan Servetsky
    Legend
    February 17, 2022

    Turn on Show Import Options on placing and select the parameters you want:

    which layers to show/hide and whether to keep InDesign's layer visibility overrides

     

      weertss34390063
      weertss34390063Author
      Participant
      February 17, 2022

      That's exactly what I did but the different layers are imported in only one layer in InDesign.  

      L
      Community Expert
      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 17, 2022

      Hi Sarah,

      could you show a screenshot of the Layers panel in PhotoShop plus a screenshot of the Layers tab of the import options before you place that PhotoShop file?

       

      Also: What's your version of InDesign and PhotoShop?

      What is your operating system version?

       

      Regards,
      Uwe Laubender

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