Opening Files; To Open A File Using The Open Command; To Open A Recently Used File; To Specify The Number Of Files Listed In The Open Recent Submenu - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

Opening files

You can open files using the Open command and Open Recent command. In Photoshop, you can also open files
using Adobe Bridge.
Sometimes Photoshop may not be able to determine the correct format for a file. This can happen, for example,
because the file has been transferred between two operating systems. Sometimes a transfer between Mac OS and
Windows can cause the file format to be mislabeled. In such cases, you must specify the correct format in which to
open the file.
Note: Photoshop and ImageReady use plug-in modules to open and import many file formats. If a file format does not
appear in the Open dialog box or in the File > Import submenu, you may need to install the format's plug-in module.
See also
"About plug-in modules" on page 69

To open a file using the Open command

Choose File > Open.
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Select the name of the file you want to open. If the file does not appear, select the option for showing all files from
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the Files Of Type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS) pop-up menu.
(Mac OS) Click Show Preview to preview the selected file. This option requires the Apple QuickTime extension.
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Note: Previews appear faster if they are saved with the file. In Photoshop, select Always Save For Image Previews in the
File Handling preferences to always save a preview; select Ask When Saving to save previews on a file-by-file basis.
4 Click Open. In some cases, a dialog box appears, letting you set format-specific options.
Note: If a color profile warning message appears, specify whether to convert the pixels based on the file's color profile.

To open a recently used file

Choose File > Open Recent, and select a file from the submenu.

To specify the number of files listed in the Open Recent submenu

Do one of the following:
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(Photoshop) Choose Edit > Preferences > File Handling (Windows), or choose Photoshop > Preferences > File
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Handling (Mac OS).
(ImageReady) Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows), or choose ImageReady > Preferences > General
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(Mac OS).
Do one of the following:
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(Photoshop) Enter a number in the Recent File List Contains text box.
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(ImageReady) Enter a number in the Recent Files text box.
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