Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 263

• Windows Thumbnail to save a preview that can
display on Windows systems.
• Full Size to save a 72-ppi version of the file for
use in applications that can only open low-
resolution Photoshop Elements images. For non-
EPS files, this is a PICT preview.
File Extension (Windows)
for the three-character file extensions that indicate
a file's format: Use Upper Case to append file
extensions using uppercase characters or Use
Lower Case to append file extensions using
lowercase characters.
Append File Extension (Mac OS)
are necessary for files that you want to use on or
transfer to a Windows system. Choose an option
for appending extensions to filenames: Never to
save files without file extensions, Always to append
file extensions to filenames, or Ask When Saving to
append file extensions on a file-by-file basis. Select
Use Lower Case to append file extensions using
lowercase characters.
In Mac OS, to append a file extension to the
current file, hold down Option as you choose a
file format from the Save As dialog box.
Maximize Backwards Compatibility in Photoshop
Select this option to maximize file
Format
compatibility with earlier versions of Photoshop
and with other applications. This includes saving
merged data for applications that don't support
layers and saving a rasterized version of each layer
for applications that don't support vector data.
Note: Selecting Maximize Backwards Compatibility
results in larger file sizes and increases the length of
time required to save files.
Choose an option
File extensions
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Enable Advanced TIFF Save Options
option if you want to set advanced options when
saving a file in TIFF format. (See "TIFF format" on
page 253.)
Recent File List Contains: _ Files
from 0 to 30 to specify how many files are available
in the File > Open Recent submenu. (See
"Opening files" on page 55.)
To display a preview file icon (Windows only):
1 Save the file in Photoshop format with a
thumbnail preview.
2 Right-click the file on the desktop (or in any
Windows or Photoshop Elements dialog box that
displays a file list), and choose Properties from the
context menu that appears.
3 Click the Photoshop Image tab.
Select an option for generating thumbnails,
4
and click OK.
Preview icons appear on the desktop and in file
lists (when the view is set to Large Icons).
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