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Update a Smart Object

If you change the Photoshop file to which your Smart Object is linked, Dreamweaver notifies you that the web-ready image is out of sync with the original. In Dreamweaver, Smart Objects are denoted by an icon at the upper left corner of the image. When the web-ready image in Dreamweaver is in sync with the original Photoshop file, both of the arrows in the icon are green. When the web-ready image is out of sync with the original Photoshop file, one of the icon’s arrows turns read.

 To update a Smart Object with the current contents of the original Photoshop file, select the Smart Object in the Document window, and then click the Update from Original button in the Property inspector.
Note: You do not need Photoshop installed to make the update from Dreamweaver.