Export Contents  Suppose, you are editing a PSD file created in
Photoshop and need to edit a smart object it contains. Since the
"Edit Smart Object" command can't do this, you will need a
workaround.    1. Select the smart object in the Layers panel.
2. In the Effects panel, double-click the "Export Contents"
thumbnail.   3. In the "Save" dialog that opens, choose a
destination folder, file name (let it be "sample.psd") and click
"Save".      So, you have saved the smart object's contents as a
separate PSD file.    4. Now open the exported file "sample.psd"
(File > Open), edit it as needed and save the file (File >
Save).   5. Choose the initial document, the "sample.psd" has
been exported from.   6. Make sure that the smart object is
selected in the Layers palette and apply the "Replace Contents"
effect.   7. In the "Place" dialog that appears, browse to the
"sample.psd" file and click "Place".      Thus we have replaced
the original smart object with a modified copy.  Previous Next
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