Use the Canto Adobe Connector with Illustrator

• How to navigate to the Connector within Illustrator
• How to sign in to Canto from within Illustrator
• How to use the Adobe Connector
  • How to add an asset to your Illustrator project
  • How to switch to a portal/workflow
• Functions Breakdown
  • Canto Tab
  • Upload Tab
  • Configuration Tab
• Video: Use the Adobe Connector with Illustrator

Restriction: You need to be signed in using an administrator's account or be granted the respective permission by an admin in order to use these functions.

This is an add-on integration. Please contact your account manager or submit a support ticket for pricing.

How to navigate to the Connector within Illustrator

Window > Extensions > Canto Connector

The Canto Adobe Connector enables you to access your Canto account directly from within Adobe Illustrator.

Note: Make sure that you have installed the latest version of our Canto Connector in order to use all the described features.

How to sign in to Canto from within Illustrator

1. In Illustrator, navigate to Window > Extensions > CantoConnector.
   
2. Enter your Canto URL from the pop-up menu and confirm this selection.
   
3. The following window will open in your browser (if it does not, you will need to adjust your pop-up settings for that browser). Then fill in the fields shown (Account Name, Email Address, Password) and confirm by clicking Sign In.
   Note: At this point you can also log in with the SSO function (Single Sign-On).
   
4. Select the desired library from the drop-down menu and confirm this selection and access to your Canto account with Allow.
5. If everything works, you will receive the following confirmation:
   
6. You can now close the window and return to Illustrator.
7. In the next section you will learn how to open the Connector in the application.

How to use the Adobe Connector

Make sure you are signed in to Canto (via Window > Extensions > Canto Connector).

• How to add an asset to your Illustrator project

  Note: Files from your Cold Storage cannot be added.

  1. With the Canto tab selected you can browse through your Folder Tree to look for the asset(s) you would like to work with.
  2. Select the desired folder/album.
  3. Click on the arrow to hide the folder tree in order to view more files at once.
     
  4. Alternatively, you can perform a Global Search by selecting the magnifying glass or filtering your files by keyword, tags, and file status by clicking on the filter-icon next to the search bar.
  5. Hover over an asset click on the circle in the top right-hand corner of the asset to select it.
     Note: You are able to select multiple files at once.
     
  6. Choose between Place as Layers or Add as Files.
     Note: When you insert an image that already lives in Canto to Photoshop, Canto will automatically create and display the inserted images as related files.
     

• How to switch to a portal/workflow

  1. Within the Connector navigate to Configuration > Logout.
     
  2. Sign in again and select the environment you would like to be displayed in your Connector.
     
  3. Click Allow.

Functions Breakdown

Canto Tab

1. Hide/display folder tree
2. Global search
3. Filter
4. Folder tree sorting options
5. Refresh folder tree
6. Folder/album content sorting options
7. Thumbnail View/Masonry Grid View
8. Thumbnail size
9. Hide/display folder tree

With asset(s) selected

1. Amount of selected items
2. Deselect all
3. Place asset(s) as layers
4. Add asset(s) as files
5. Deselect all

Detailed single asset view

1. Close the preview
2. Go to the next/previous asset
3. Place asset(s) as a new layer
4. Add asset(s) as a new Photoshop file
   

Upload Tab

1. After you save your file locally, you may upload it back to Canto as a New Version of the original asset
2. Or you may upload the edited asset as a New File in your Canto library
3. Browse your computer to locate the file you want to upload into Canto
4. Upload the asset into your Canto library

Configuration Tab

1. Shows you your user name
2. Launch Canto in your web browser
3. Clear cache removes downloaded files from your local drive.
4. Configuration is divided into three tabs (see below - General Tab; Tooltip & Preview Page Tab) 
5. Logout/change your Canto environment (see further information above - How to switch to a portal/workflow)
6. See which version of the Canto Connector you are currently using
   

General Tab

Here you can set the default resolution for the import.

You may want to assign a different location for your assets' cache. Be sure to follow the instructions prompted and to close and restart the extension for the changes to take effect.

Tooltip & Preview Page Tab

Here you can configure what metadata you would like to see on assets when hovering over the asset or when previewing the asset.

Video: Use the Adobe Connector with Illustrator