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Option (Mac) | Alt (Win) drag-and-drop a document from Lightroom on Mac to an open document in Photoshop and create a linked Smart Object.Option (Mac) | Alt (Win) drag-and-drop a document from Bridge to an open document in Photoshop and create a linked Smart Object.Drag-and-drop a document from Bridge or Lightroom on to an open document in Photoshop (this will place an embedded Smart Object).
From Photoshop use File > Place Embedded or File > Place Linked.
From Bridge use File > Place > In Photoshop (this will place an embedded Smart Object). From Lightroom Classic select Photos > Edit In > Open as Smart Object in Photoshop (this will place an embedded Smart Object). There are several ways to add an image as a Smart Object in Photoshop: Here is the short overview video and below that is more in-depth information about Smart Objects.ġ) Opening/Placing Files as Smart Objects I recently posted the oh-so-short 3, 2, 1, Photoshop! Five Reasons to Use Smart Objects in Photoshop video (below), but I use Smart Objects so heavily in my workflow that I thought I would gather all of my posts on Smart Objects to make them easier to find. If you’ve never used Smart Objects, they offer a non-destructive, flexible way to work with layers in Photoshop (especially when resizing, transforming, compositing, filtering, working with templates and more).