Exporting Illustrator file in photoshop, editing doesn't work

Hi there,
I had created my web site layout in illustrator but realized how bad of an idea it was and would like to continue my layout in photoshop (CS5). I exported my .ai files into .psd. Only problem is I can't edit anything now. If I try to edit the text, move things around, crop... nothing works. Why?
Thanks for your help!

Illustrator is a vector editor.  Photoshop is a bitmap editor.
By importing an Illustrator file into Photoshop it is converted into a bitmap and therefore individual components are no longer editable.
A partial solution is to export/import each colour component separately and re-do all text.

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