- How to navigate to the Connector within Illustrator
- How to sign in to Canto from within Illustrator
- How to use the Adobe Connector
- Functions Breakdown
- 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
- In Illustrator, navigate to Window > Extensions > CantoConnector.
- Enter your Canto URL from the pop-up menu and confirm this selection.
- 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). - Select the desired library from the drop-down menu and confirm this selection and access to your Canto account with Allow.
- If everything works, you will receive the following confirmation:
- You can now close the window and return to Illustrator.
- 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.
- With the Canto tab selected you can browse through your Folder Tree to look for the asset(s) you would like to work with.
- Select the desired folder/album.
- Click on the arrow to hide the folder tree in order to view more files at once.
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
- With the Canto tab selected you can browse through your Folder Tree to look for the asset(s) you would like to work with.
How to switch to a portal/workflow
- Within the Connector navigate to Configuration > Logout.
- Sign in again and select the environment you would like to be displayed in your Connector.
- Click Allow.
- Within the Connector navigate to Configuration > Logout.
Functions Breakdown
Canto Tab
- Hide/display folder tree
- Global search
- Filter
- Folder tree sorting options
- Refresh folder tree
- Folder/album content sorting options
- Thumbnail View/Masonry Grid View
- Thumbnail size
- Hide/display folder tree
With asset(s) selected
- Amount of selected items
- Deselect all
- Place asset(s) as layers
- Add asset(s) as files
- Deselect all
Detailed single asset view
- Close the preview
- Go to the next/previous asset
- Place asset(s) as a new layer
- Add asset(s) as a new Photoshop file
Upload Tab
- After you save your file locally, you may upload it back to Canto as a New Version of the original asset
- Or you may upload the edited asset as a New File in your Canto library
- Browse your computer to locate the file you want to upload into Canto
- Upload the asset into your Canto library
Configuration Tab
- Shows you your user name
- Launch Canto in your web browser
- Clear cache removes downloaded files from your local drive.
- Configuration is divided into three tabs (see below - General Tab; Tooltip & Preview Page Tab)
- Logout/change your Canto environment (see further information above - How to switch to a portal/workflow)
- 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.