\documentclass[12pt]{amsart}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{graphics}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{cite}
\usepackage{graphicx,psfrag}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsthm,mathtools}
\usepackage{color}
\begin{figure}
\psfrag{e}{$e$}
\psfrag{w1}{$w_1$}
\psfrag{w2}{$w_2$}
\psfrag{v1}{$v_1$}
\psfrag{v2}{$v_2$}
\psfrag{v3}{$v_3$}
\psfrag{v4}{$v_4$}
\psfrag{eL1}{$e^L_1$}
\psfrag{eR1}{$e^R_1$}
\psfrag{eL2}{$e^L_2$}
\psfrag{a}{$\Rightarrow$}
\includegraphics[width=.8\textwidth]{eps_hw2_binaryToTri.eps}
\end{figure}
I compile my .tex file in WinEdt 10.2 in PDFTeXify with dvi -> ps -> pdf, but it only change the tag with single symbol. How can I replace the tags with more than one symbol?

eL1may not be in the file, but rather three separate stringse,Land1with spacing, in which case psfrag will fail to find the stringeL1as it is not there... – David Carlisle Mar 16 '17 at 15:21(eL1)then psfrag will not see it either. You might get away with replacing w by$w$Lby$^L$and 1-9 by$_1$..$_9$Or just redo the labels in illustrator in a different font or different options, or just with single letters..... – David Carlisle Mar 16 '17 at 16:05psfrag adobe illustratorinto google shows http://gglanzani.tumblr.com/post/1649264221/illustrator-and-psfrag – David Carlisle Mar 16 '17 at 16:08