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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Working with files
Last updated 7/26/2011
In addition, Photoshop Elements can open files in several other older formats: Photoshop 2.0, Pixel Paint, Alias Pix,
IFF format, Portable bitmap, SGI® RGB, Soft Image, Wavefront RLA, and ElectricImage. You can also save files in the
following formats: Alias PIX, IFF format, Photoshop 2.0, and PICT Resource.
More Help topics
“Optimized file formats for the web” on page 262
Save changes in different file formats
You can set options for saving image files, such as the format and whether to preserve layers in an image. Depending
on the format you select, other options may be available to set.
More Help topics
“Set file-saving preferences” on page 44
“About transparent and matted web images” on page 269
“About the JPEG format” on page 263
“Optimized file formats for the web” on page 262
“About the GIF format” on page 264
“Convert an image to indexed color” on page 168
“About the PNG-8 format” on page 264
“About the PNG-24 format” on page 265
Change file-saving options
1 Choose File > Save.
2 To change file-saving options, such as the filename or format, choose File > Save As and set any of the following
file-saving options.
Note: Some file formats open another dialog box with additional options.
File Name Specifies the filename for the saved image.
Format Specifies the file format for the saved image.
Layers Preserves all layers in the image. If this option is disabled or unavailable, there are no layers in the image. A
warning icon
at the Layers check box indicates that the layers in your image will be flattened or merged for the
selected format. In some formats, all layers are merged. To preserve layers, select another format.
As a Copy Saves a copy of the file while keeping the current file open. The copy is saved to the folder containing the
currently open file.
Embed Color Profile Embed a color profile in the image for certain formats.
Thumbnail Saves thumbnail data for the file. This option is available when the Ask When Saving option for Image
Previews is set in the Preferences dialog box.
Note: NIX file servers are often used to help send information over networks and the Internet. Some of these servers do
not recognize uppercase extensions. To make sure your images arrive at their destinations, use lowercase extensions.
