Saving Images In Specific Formats - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

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:
Saves a copy of the file while keeping the
As a Copy
current file open on your desktop.
Preserves all layers in the image. If this
Layers
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
Embeds a color profile in the image.
(Mac OS)
This option is available on certain formats only.
(See "Using color management" on page 65.)
Saves thumbnail data for
Thumbnail (Windows)
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)
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)
file extension lowercase.
File Extension options (Mac OS)
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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