Get to know the common workflows available with cloud documents in Photoshop.
Cloud document is Adobe's new cloud-native document file type that is optimized for a seamless online or offline work experience across devices. With cloud documents, you can enjoy the security of knowing that your edits get saved and synced to the cloud all the time.
Read the full article below to learn more about common workflows associated with cloud documents in Photoshop.
Any document you create with Photoshop on mobile is automatically saved as a cloud document by default. Use the Create new option in the app home screen to create a cloud document.
To learn more about creating and explicitly exporting a cloud document to other file formats, see Create, open, and save documents.
You can create a document with Photoshop on desktop and save it as a cloud document to work anytime, anywhere, and across devices.
To save a file, go to the File menu and select any of the Save commands: Save, Save As, or Save a Copy. On selecting a save command, you will be presented with the cloud document picker— Save to cloud documents and Save on your computer.
Save as cloud documents by default: Some of you will be able to see a potential update to the save workflow that you know today as we gradually roll out the changes to everyone. With this update, in the new cloud document picker dialog where you can see the benefits of saving your files to Creative Cloud, the option to save as a cloud document is selected by default. Like today, you can still decide to save locally on your computer.
To revert to the existing 'Save As' behavior, you can select the Default File Location as On your computer to see the local path while creating or saving the new documents from any of the below locations:
If you have a question to ask or want to share your issue with this setting, notify us on the Adobe Photoshop community. We'd love to hear from you!
You can access your cloud documents from Creative Cloud web but cannot create, open, make edits, or save from the Creative Cloud website.
Navigate to Files > Your files tab in the app home screen on your iPad.
Under the Cloud documents section, you can:
Go to Files > Your files in the app home screen on your desktop to view your cloud documents. Cloud documents owned by you and accessed or shared with you recently will also show up under Recents in the home screen.
Moreover, with Photoshop 23.2 and later, you can filter cloud documents with a keyword. When offline, you can still filter cloud documents using a keyword but the cloud documents available online only will appear to be greyed out.
Open Creative Cloud web. Navigate to Creative Cloud > Files > Your work > Cloud documents.
Under the Cloud documents section, you can:
You can seamlessly collaborate on your Photoshop work by inviting others to edit your cloud documents. Also, easily find all cloud documents you have been invited to under the Shared with you tab in the home screen from within the Photoshop app on your desktop, iPad, or web, or access them from the Creative Cloud web or Creative Cloud desktop app.
To learn more, check out Share access and edit your cloud documents.
You can view and manage the version history of your Photoshop cloud documents in-app or on the web.
Follow these quick steps to view the version history:
You can easily browse and view thumbnails of saved versions of your cloud document and perform various operations like Rename your cloud document or Revert to an earlier version.
You can quickly check your version history in Photoshop desktop by following the simple steps below:
To view the version history on the web, do the following:
Hover over any cloud document's Marked version and click the three dots () icon.
In-app (Desktop/iPad/Web beta): In Photoshop's Version History panel, select Revert to this version. The chosen version will move to the top of the version stack and allow you to edit from there.
You can easily make your cloud document available offline for the times when you're are unable to access your internet connection, for example, while traveling or flying. Making available offline locally on your device might take longer with slow internet connectivity and large cloud documents.
To make a selected cloud document available for offline use while using Photoshop on the iPad, do the following:
When you're back online, your updated cloud document is automatically synced across all your devices.
When you want to work with your locally stored cloud document online, simply tap the three-dots icon and select Make online only.
When you're back online, your updated cloud document is automatically synced across all your devices.
When you want to work with your locally stored cloud document online, click the three-dots icon and select Make available online-only.
Once you have accessed your cloud documents from within the Photoshop home screen on your device, or on the Creative Cloud website, you can rename your cloud documents.
Tap the three dots () icon visible below a cloud document thumbnail and select Rename. Simply type in a new name for your cloud document to rename it.
Open the three dots () menu visible below a cloud document thumbnail on your device (desktop or mobile), or on the Creative Cloud website and select Delete.
The documents you delete from within the app or from the web, get archived and stored under the Deleted section in the app home screen or Creative Cloud > Your work > Deleted. Tap or click the three dots menu that appears below a cloud document in the Deleted section and choose to Restore or Permanently Delete your cloud document. You can find the restored cloud documents again under the Cloud documents section. Delete your cloud documents permanently to clear your cloud storage.
To learn more about storage quota, see File storage and quota.
Under the Cloud documents section in the app home screen, simply drag and place a cloud document to an available folder or create a folder (). You cannot multi-select your cloud documents while on the ipad.
Tap the three dots () icon visible below the cloud document thumbnail and select Move To. In the panel that opens, you can select from available folders or use the Add folder (
) option to create a folder. Tap Move to place your selected cloud documents in a folder or Cancel to exit the move operation.
To move multiple cloud documents simultaneously, you can enable the check box below the Cloud document section to enter multi-select mode.
Tap the three dots () icon visible below a cloud document thumbnail under Cloud documents in the app home screen. Select Duplicate to create a copy of your cloud document.
You cannot Duplicate a cloud document while working with Photoshop on desktop.
You can easily share your assets with your teammates and collaborators by generating a shareable link in-app. To learn how to do it in quick steps, see Share files and comment in-app.
While you are away from your iPad, desktop, or laptop, you can simply visit the Creative Cloud website and login with your Adobe ID to access your creative work.
On the Creative Cloud website, tap the three dots () icon visible below the cloud document thumbnail and select Share to generate a public link. Anyone with the link can view your creative work and post comments.
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