Saving And Exporting Images; Saving Files - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual

Chapter 14: Saving and Exporting
Images
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dobe Photoshop supports a variety of
file formats to suit a wide range of output
needs. You can save or export your image
to any of these formats. You can also use special
Photoshop features to prepare and place images in
other applications.
File format and export choices appear in either
the Save As or Save a Copy dialog box or in the
Export menu.
Saving files
Adobe Photoshop provides several ways to
save files:
The Save command saves the file in its current
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file format.
The Save As command lets you save an alternate
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version of the file in a different format.
The Save a Copy command lets you save a copy
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of the file, leaving the original file intact. You can
optionally flatten the file copy and exclude non-
image data or alpha channels.
To save a file in its current format:
Choose File > Save.
To save a file in a different file format:
Choose File > Save As.
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For Save As (Windows) or Format (Mac OS),
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choose a format. Unavailable formats are not
visible (Windows) or dimmed (Mac OS).
Important: Only the Photoshop format is available
for layered files. In addition, many formats do not
support files in certain color modes or files with alpha
channels (see "About file formats" on page 321). If
you do not see the format you want, flatten the image
or use the Save a Copy command. If the format still
does not appear, install the format's plug-in module
following the instructions in "Using plug-in
modules" on page 36.
Type a filename, and choose a location for
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the file.
Click Save.
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With some image formats, a dialog box appears.
For information on the options available for
specific file formats, see "About file formats" on
page 321.
To save a copy of a file:
Choose File > Save a Copy.
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2 For Save As (Windows) or Format (Mac OS),
choose a format.
3 To flatten all visible layers, select Flatten Image.
(See "Flattening all layers" on page 269.)
4 To remove alpha channels from the image,
select Exclude Alpha Channels.
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