Saving files
You can save a file with its current filename, location, and format or with a different filename, location, format, and options. You can also save a copy of a file while leaving the current file open on your desktop.
To save changes to the current file:
Choose File > Save.
To save a file with a different name and location:
- Choose File > Save As.
- Type a filename, and choose a location for the file.
- Click Save.
To save a file in a different file format:
- Do one of the following:
- (Photoshop) Choose File > Save As.
- (ImageReady) Choose File > Export > Original Document.
- Do one of the following:
- In Photoshop, choose a format from the Format menu.
- In ImageReady, choose from the Save as Type (Windows) or Format (Mac OS) menu.
- Specify a filename and location.
- (Photoshop) In the Save As dialog box, select saving options. For more information, see Setting the file saving options (Photoshop).
- Click Save.
- Saving files in Photoshop EPS format (Photoshop).
- Saving files in BMP format.
- Saving files in GIF format (Photoshop).
- Saving files in JPEG format (Photoshop).
- Saving files in JPEG 2000 format (Photoshop optional plug-in). (The JPEG 2000 format is only available if the optional JPEG 2000 plug-in is installed.)
- Saving files in Photoshop PDF format (Photoshop).
- Saving files in PNG format (Photoshop).
- Saving files in the QuickTime Movie format (ImageReady). (The QuickTime Movie format is only available if QuickTime® is installed on the computer.)
- Saving files in SWF format (ImageReady).
- Saving files in Targa format.
- Saving files in TIFF format.
Note: In Photoshop, if you choose a format that does not support all features of the document, a warning appears at the bottom of the dialog box. If you see this warning, it is recommended that you save a copy of the file in Photoshop format or in another format that supports all of the image data.
In both Photoshop and ImageReady, a dialog box appears when saving in some image formats. For more information, see one of the following:
To copy an image without saving it to your hard disk, use the Duplicate command. (See Duplicating images.) To store a temporary version of the image in memory, use the History palette to create a snapshot. For more information, see Making a snapshot of an image (Photoshop).