- [Voiceover] In this movie,
I'll show you how to work with linked images
here inside Illustrator.
So if you're working along with me,
make sure that your placed photograph is selected
and all you have to do in order to make that happen
is to just click on it with the black arrow tool.
Then, notice this Linked File option
on the far left side of the control panel.
If you click on it,
you'll bring up the Scalable Links Panel right here
which by default is gonna
list every single placed image
whether it's linked or embedded.
Now, if you want to know more information about an image,
then just make sure it's active here inside the panel
and then click on this arrowhead
in the bottom left corner of the panel
in order to twirl open the details
and you will, among other things,
see this location item right here
and so if you want to locate the original file,
all you have to do is click on this hot link
in order to open the folder in an independent window.
I'm gonna go ahead and click in the document
to return to Illustrator
and then I'll once again click the words linked file.
Notice we can see the resolution
which is 300 pixels per inch, hence ppi,
and that's something of an industry standard.
It means 300 pixels wide by 300 pixels tall
per each and every inch.
Which means that we have 300 times 300
equals 90,000 pixels per square inch.
We're also seeing the dimensions listed in pixels,
the date the image was created and modified, and so forth.
Alright, I'm gonna go ahead and twirl that stuff closed
and turn my attention to these icons right here,
down here in the bottom right corner of the panel,
and we're going to visit them
in the opposite order of their listed.
Starting with this pencil icon
which allows us to edit the original image inside Photoshop.
So, it's gonna go ahead and open the image in Photoshop
so that we can apply any modifications we like
and I'm just gonna do something really simple but obvious.
By going up to the image menu, choosing adjustments,
and then choosing invert
which is going to change every single pixel in this image
and produce an extremely gruesome effect.
Alright, let's go ahead and save our work
by going up to the file menu and choosing the Save command
or, of course, you can just press Control S
or Command S on the MAC
and now notice, if I switch back over to Illustrator,
the program's gonna tell me that there's at least one file
that's been modified in the Links Panel.
If you'd like to update it,
then just go ahead and click on the Yes button
and you'll see your modification reflected
here inside Illustrator.
Alright, obviously I don't want to be inverted, however
so I'm gonna edit that image again.
This time, by clicking on this button, Edit Original,
up here in the Control Panel.
Does exactly the same thing.
It's gonna take you back over to Photoshop
and now, I'll just return to that command
by going to the image menu,
choosing Adjustments, and choosing Invert
and I'll once again save my changes
and switch back over to Illustrator.
Again, It's going to ask me if I want to update
that linked image.
This time I'm gonna say No
and the reason is that takes us to the next icon.
So, if I go ahead and click on Linked File once again,
notice we're seeing this little warning icon
which tells us we need to update the selected image
which you can do by clicking on this next icon to the left.
So, just go ahead an click on the Update Link icon.
Now you may still see a little warning icon,
in which case, just go ahead and hide the panel
by clicking on the Linked File once again
and the reason, by the way, I'm getting this warning,
right here, is because I have another document open
with that same image inside of it
and so I'll just go ahead and click the No button for now,
and now notice, If I once again bring up the Links Panel,
that the warning icon has gone away.
It has not gone away however, in this other document.
Notice we have a bunch of inverted images
and to update those,
I'll go ahead and click on this one guy here
because he's repeated a couple of times dynamically
but now notice that we're not seeing the words Linked File
up here in the control panel
and if that happens to you,
then you can bring up the Independent Links Panel
by going up to the window menu
and choosing the Links command
and then, here inside the Links Panel,
go ahead and click on that Update Link icon
in order to update all three images inside this document.
Alright, I'll go ahead and hide that panel now
and switch back to the one that I'm working on
and I'll click on the words Linked File once again
so that we can take a look at this next guy, Go To Link.
Now, that's gonna take you
to the art board that contains this image
and so, If I had a dozen or so images,
across a bunch of different art boards,
this could be a very useful feature to me.
In my case, I have just one art board
and I'm staring right at the image
so I don't need to click on this icon
but I could click on Relink in order to replace this image
with a different one
so, I'll just go ahead and click on this Chain icon, here,
in order to, once again, bring up the Place dialogue box
and I'll select that image of the gorilla
and notice that not only is the Link check box turned on
but so is the Replace check box
and it's dim to show me that I can't turn it off.
At which point, I'll go ahead and click on the Place button
in order to replace my face with this dashing gorilla.
Alright, that leaves us just one icon
which allows you to relink from CC Libraries.
We're gonna save that one for the next chapter
when we talk about the Libraries Panel.
Alright, I'll go ahead and hide this panel
by clicking off of it and then I'll press Control Z
or Command Z on the MAC to bring back my face
and that's how you work with linked images
here inside Illustrator.