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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7781a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Save changes to the current file</h1>
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</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-777ea"><h1 class="topictitle1">File saving options</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>You use the Save command to save changes to
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File&#160;&gt; Save. </span></div>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-777fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-777fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Save a file with a different name, location, or format</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose
File&#160;&gt; Save As.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The Camera Raw plug‑in can save camera raw image files
in a different file format, such as Digital Negative (DNG).</div>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose a format from the Format&#160;menu.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If you choose a format that does not support all the
features of the document, a warning will appear at the bottom of
the dialog box. If you see this warning, it’s best to save a copy
of the file in Photoshop format or in another format that supports
all of the image data.</div>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify a filename and location.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Save As dialog box, select saving options.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click Save.</span> <p>A dialog box appears for choosing options when saving in
some image formats.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To copy an image without
saving it to your hard disk, use the Duplicate command. To store
a temporary version of the image in memory, use the History panel
to create a snapshot.</div></li>
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can set a variety of file saving options in the Save As dialog box.
The availability of options depends on the image you are saving
and the selected file format. If you have Version Cue enabled, additional
options are available, such as the ability to save an alternate
file and enter version comments.</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">As A Copy</dt>
<dd>Saves a
copy of the file while keeping the current file open on your desktop.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Alpha Channels</dt>
<dd>Saves alpha channel information
with the image. Disabling this option removes the alpha channels
from the saved image.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Layers</dt>
<dd>Preserves
all layers in the image. If this option is disabled or unavailable, all
visible layers are flattened or merged (depending on the selected&#160;format). </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Notes</dt>
<dd>Saves notes with the image.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Spot Colors</dt>
<dd>Saves spot channel information with
the image. Disabling this option removes spot colors from the saved
image. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Use Proof Setup, ICC Profile (Windows), or Embed Color
Profile (Mac&#160;OS)</dt>
<dd>Creates
a color-managed document.<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The
following image preview and file extension options are available
only if Ask When Saving is selected for the Image Previews and Append
File Extension (Mac&#160;OS) options in the File Handling Preferences
dialog box.</div>
</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Thumbnail (Windows)</dt>
<dd>Saves
thumbnail data for the file. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Use Lower Case Extension (Windows)</dt>
<dd>Makes the file extension lowercase.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Image Previews options (Mac&#160;OS)</dt>
<dd>Saves thumbnail data for the file.
Thumbnails appear in the Open dialog box. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">File Extension options (Mac&#160;OS)</dt>
<dd>Specifies
the format for file extensions. Select Append to add the format’s
extension to a filename and Use Lower Case to make the extension
lowercase.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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