Adobe 65089063 User Guide - Page 255

Saving images in specific formats

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 247 User Guide 3 Select saving options, and click Save. With some image formats, a format-specific dialog box appears. (See "Saving images in specific formats" on page 247.) To set file saving options: In the Save As dialog box, select one or more of the following options: As a Copy Saves a copy of the file while keeping the current file open on your desktop. Layers Preserves all layers in the image. If this option is disabled or unavailable, all visible layers are flattened or merged (depending on the selected format). The Layers As Frames option is available, when saving your file in GIF format. This option preserves the layers used as frames in an animated GIF and opens the Save for Web dialog box. ICC Profile (Windows), or Embed Color Profile (Mac OS) Embeds a color profile in the image. This option is available on certain formats only. (See "Using color management" on page 65.) Thumbnail (Windows) Saves thumbnail data for the file. In order to select or deselect this option, you must choose Ask When Saving for the Image Previews option in the Preferences dialog box. (See "Setting preferences for saving files" on page 254.) Image Previews options (Mac OS) Saves thumbnail data for the file. Thumbnails display in the Open dialog box. You can set these image preview options: Icon to use the preview as a file icon on the desktop, Full Size to save a 72-ppi version for use in applications that can only open low-resolution Photoshop Elements images, Macintosh Thumbnail to display the preview in the Open dialog box, and Windows Thumbnail to save a preview that can display on Windows systems. Keep in mind that Windows thumbnails increase the size of files as delivered by Web servers. Use Lower Case Extensions (Windows) Makes the file extension lowercase. File Extension options (Mac OS) Specifies the file extension for the selected file format. Select Append to add the format's extension to the filename and Use Lower Case to make the extension lowercase. Some Unix file servers do not recognize uppercase extensions. Important: To display image preview and file extension options in the Save As dialog box in Mac OS, select Ask When Saving for the Image Previews option and the Append File Extension option in the Preferences dialog box. (See "Setting preferences for saving files" on page 254.) Saving images in specific formats Photoshop Elements can save images to various file formats. (See "About file formats" on page 245.) While you're developing an image, you should always save your work in Photoshop (PSD) format. This practice ensures that all of the image data is saved.

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247
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS
User Guide
3
Select saving options, and click Save. With some
image formats, a format-specific dialog box
appears. (See “Saving images in specific formats”
on page 247.)
To set file saving options:
In the Save As dialog box, select one or more of the
following options:
As a Copy
Saves a copy of the file while keeping the
current file open on your desktop.
Layers
Preserves all layers in the image. If this
option is disabled or unavailable, all visible layers
are flattened or merged (depending on the
selected format). The Layers As Frames option is
available, when saving your file in GIF format.
This option preserves the layers used as frames in
an animated GIF and opens the Save for Web
dialog box.
ICC Profile (Windows), or Embed Color Profile
(Mac OS)
Embeds a color profile in the image.
This option is available on certain formats only.
(See “Using color management” on page 65.)
Thumbnail (Windows)
Saves thumbnail data for
the file. In order to select or deselect this option,
you must choose Ask When Saving for the Image
Previews option in the Preferences dialog box.
(See “Setting preferences for saving files” on
page 254.)
Image Previews options (Mac OS)
Saves
thumbnail data for the file. Thumbnails display in
the Open dialog box. You can set these image
preview options: Icon to use the preview as a file
icon on the desktop, Full Size to save a 72-ppi
version for use in applications that can only open
low-resolution Photoshop Elements images,
Macintosh Thumbnail to display the preview in
the Open dialog box, and Windows Thumbnail
to save a preview that can display on Windows
systems. Keep in mind that Windows thumbnails
increase the size of files as delivered by Web
servers.
Use Lower Case Extensions (Windows)
Makes the
file extension lowercase.
File Extension options (Mac OS)
Specifies the file
extension for the selected file format. Select
Append to add the format’s extension to the
filename and Use Lower Case to make the
extension lowercase. Some Unix file servers do not
recognize uppercase extensions.
Important:
To display image preview and
le
extension options in the Save As dialog box in Mac
OS, select Ask When Saving for the Image Previews
option and the Append File Extension option in the
Preferences dialog box. (See
Setting preferences for
saving
les
on page 254.)
Saving images in specific formats
Photoshop Elements can save images to various
file formats. (See “About file formats” on
page 245.) While you’re developing an image, you
should always save your work in Photoshop (PSD)
format. This practice ensures that all of the image
data is saved.