Adobe photoshop elements User Manual

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