Photoshop CC (2014.1)

Easily access, organize, and share your design assets using Creative Cloud Libraries. As you and your creative team move between computers and devices, your shared library items are ready to use anywhere, in your Creative Cloud desktop and mobile apps.

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Add assets to CC Libraries

Launch Photoshop and open an existing document with images and text content. Choose Window > Libraries to open the Libraries panel.
You can use the Library menu to create a new Library and name it, or simply add your assets to the default library, named My Library.
Tip: You can create an unlimited number of Libraries to organize your assets.

It’s easy to add assets to Libraries as you work on your projects.
To add a graphic to a library, select its layer, and click the Add Graphics button. You can also simply drag the graphic from the canvas to the Libraries panel to add it. A graphic thumbnail appears; you can double-click the name of the graphic to rename it.

To capture a color, use the Eyedropper Tool to select a color; then click the corresponding button in the Library.
You can save text and layer styles in the same way: Select the text layer, and click the Add Text Style button. To capture a layer style, select the layer, and click the Add Layer Style button.
Your creative assets are organized by category, so they’re easy to locate. Once saved, you can access and use them in other apps such as Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe mobile apps like Adobe Comp CC.

Browse Adobe Stock for royalty-free stock images and automatically add them to your libraries. Click the Adobe Stock icon in the CC Libraries panel to access the Adobe Stock website. When you've found the right asset, you can add a watermarked asset to your library to try out in your project, or purchase a full-resolution licensed asset.
To download a watermarked asset, click Save Preview to [Library name]. To license a full-resolution asset, click License & Save to [Library name]. The asset is instantly available to use from the Libraries panel.
Tip: You can license a watermarked image from your Libraries panel by right-clicking its thumbnail and then selecting License this image.

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Reuse assets from CC Libraries

Now that you've saved creative assets to Libraries, you're ready to reuse them in your designs—in the same file, another project, or another app.
To add graphics to your project, drag a graphic asset from the Libraries panel to your canvas.

To apply a saved color, character style, or layer style, target the layer in the Layers panel, and click the appropriate thumbnail in your Library.

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Always work with updated graphics

When you drag a graphic from your library to a Photoshop project, it is linked back to Creative Cloud by default. Linked assets will be represented with a cloud icon in the Layers panel. If you make a change to a library asset, the linked instances of it will update in projects you currently have open.
Linked assets that have been updated since you last opened a project will be flagged in the Layers panel. To update an asset to the most current version in your Library, right-click on the layer and select Update Modified Content. To update all the assets that have changed, select Update All Modified Content.
Note: You can always place an unlinked copy of an asset by right-clicking on its thumbnail and selecting Place Layers.

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Share CC Libraries with others

You can share library assets with your team to ensure everyone is using the latest iterations. In the top corner of the Libraries panel, click the panel menu icon and choose Collaborate. In the browser window that appears, enter your collaborator’s email address and click Invite. They’ll receive a message with a link to accept your invitation, and will be able to add, remove, and edit the assets in the library.

Alternatively, you can share a link with your team so they can view and download a copy of the library for their own use. Choose Share Link from the Libraries panel options. This opens in a browser window. Click Create Public Link to share your library, and copy the public link to use elsewhere or enter email addresses for recipients. Click Advanced Options to allow or prevent downloads of your library to their Libraries panel.
Note: When you use this method, your library will not be affected by changes your recipients make to their own copy.

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CC Libraries in Adobe mobile apps

Inspiration strikes in unexpected places. Using Adobe mobile apps such as Adobe Color CC, Adobe Shape CC, and Adobe Brush CC, you can capture color themes, shapes, and brushes to add elements from real life to your libraries. As you collect library assets while you are out and about, they are automatically synced to your Creative Cloud account to be used in projects on your desktop or other mobile apps like Adobe Comp CC.

Capture the shapes, colors, and images that spark your creativity as you’re on the go. No matter where you design your projects, your favorite assets are always accessible and ready to use in your Creative Cloud connected desktop and mobile apps.