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Getting Help While
You Work
Get Help Information
Click the Help menu, and then
click Photoshop Help.
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Press F1 (Win) or
A
+/ (Mac).
The Adobe Community Help
window opens, displaying
product help information.
Click Help categories (plus sign
icons) until you display the topic
you want.
Click the topic you want.
Read the topic, and if you want,
click any links to get information
on related topics or definitions.
When you’re done, click the Close
button (Win) or click the Adobe
Help menu (Mac), and then click
Quit Adobe Help.
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Did You Know?

You can get help with Photoshop
through the Internet.
Click the Help
menu, and then click Photoshop Online
(requires an Internet connection) to
display Photoshop help resources from
all over the Web.
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Click to collapse/
expand panel
Click to open
help in a PDF
At some time, everyone has a question or two about using a program.
When you start Photoshop Help, the Adobe Community Help window
opens (New!), displaying help categories and topics. You can search
product help from Local Help, Community Help, or Adobe.com by using
keywords or phrases or browsing through a list of categories and top-
ics to locate specific information. Local Help accesses product help on
your local computer, Community Help accesses product help online,
and Adobe.com accesses related help information on Adobe.com.
When you perform a search using keywords or phrases, a list of possi-
ble answers is shown from the search location with the most likely
responses at the top. Along with help text, some help topics include
links to text and video tutorials. In addition, comments and ratings from
users are available to help guide you to an answer. You can add feed-
back and suggestions by signing in to Adobe.com using an Adobe ID.
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Search for Help Information
Click the Help menu, and then
click Photoshop Help.
The Adobe Community Help
window opens, displaying
product help information.
To se arch a nother CS produ ct,
click the Select Product list arrow,
and then select a CS product.
Type one or more keywords in the
Search box, and then press Enter
(Win) or Return (Mac).
To re fine a searc h, click Search
Options to expand it, and then
select any of the following options:
◆ Search This Help System Only.
Select to constrain the search
to the selected product.
◆ Search Location. Select Local
Help, Community Help, or
Adobe.com.
◆ Filter Results. For Adobe.com,
select a filter option.
Click the link to the topic you want
from the search list of results.
◆ What’s New. Click the plus sign
(+) next to Resources, and then

click What’s New.
Read the topic, and if you want,
click any links to get information
on related topics or definitions.
◆ Next and Previous Topics. Click
the Previous or Next button on
the right side of the Help web
page.
When you’re done, click the Close
button (Win) or click the Adobe
Help menu (Mac), and then click
Quit Adobe Help.
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Participating in Adobe Product Improvement
You can participate in the Adobe Product Improvement Program. Click
the Help menu, click Adobe Product Improvement Program, and then
follow the onscreen instructions. This is an opt-in program that allows
you to test Adobe products and make suggestions for future products.
This program enables Adobe to collect product usage data from cus-
tomers while maintaining their privacy.
For Your Information
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Saving a Document
Save a Document
Click the File menu, and then click
Save.
Enter a name for the file in the File
Name (Win) or Save As (Mac) box.
Click the Format list arrow, and
then select a format.
Click the Save In (Win) or Where
(Mac) list arrow, and then choose
where to store the image.
Select from the available Save
options:
◆ As A Copy. Saves a copy of the
file while keeping the current
file on your desktop.
◆ Alpha Channels. Saves or
removes alpha channel
information for the image.
◆ Layers. Maintains all layers in
the image. If this option is
cleared or unavailable, all
visible layers are flattened or
merged (depending on the
selected format).

◆ Notes. Saves notes with the
image.
◆ Spot Colors. Saves or removes
spot channel information for
the image.
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When you finish working on your Photoshop document, you need to
save it before you close the document or exit Photoshop. While this
may seem like a simple task, there are questions that must be asked
before saving a file, like
What is the intended final output of the image?
For example, if the document is destined for the Internet, you'll proba-
bly save the document using the JPEG, GIF, or PNG formats. Each out-
put device, whether monitor or paper-based, requires a specific format,
and it's best to know this information at the beginning of the creation
process. Knowing the eventual destination of an image helps you cre-
ate the design with the output in mind.
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Understanding the Save Commands
When you use the Save command from the File menu to save an
existing document, Photoshop performs the save without opening a
dialog box. That means the original document file has been replaced
with the current state of the image. To preserve the original docu-

ment, use the Save As command from the File menu, and then give
the document a new name. For example, a file originally named land-
scape.psd could be saved as landscape_1.psd. You could keep cre-
ating new files with new names using the Save As command as you
make changes, or you could use Layer Comps or Adobe Drive to
keep track of different versions of the same file.
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Select from the available Color
options:
◆ Use Proof Setup. Creates a
color-managed document.
◆ Embed ICC Profile (Win) or
Color Profile (Mac). Embeds
proof profile information in an
untagged document. If the
document is tagged, the profile
is embedded by default.
Select from other available options
(Win):
◆ Thumbnail. Saves thumbnail
data for the file.
To us e t his optio n, you need t o
select Ask When Saving for the
Image Previews option in the
File Handling area of the
Preferences dialog box.
◆ Use Lower Case Extension.

Makes the file extension
lowercase.
Click Save.
If prompted, select the Maximize
Compatibility check box, and then
click OK to maximize the
compatibility of the file save.
◆ To no t s how the di alog b ox in
the future, select the Don’t
show again check box (New!).
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See Also
See “Saving a Document with a
Different File Format” on page 392 for
information on the save options.
See “Understanding File Formats” on
page 391 for information on the differ-
ent file formats.
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Select to not show the dialog box in the future
Maximizing Compatibility When Saving
When you save a Photoshop PSD or PSB file, you can set an option
to maximize compatibility for use in other programs. Click the Edit
(Win) or Photoshop (Mac) menu, point to Preferences, click File

Handling, click the Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility list
arrow, and then select Always or Ask. This saves a composite (flat-
tened) image along with the layers of the document, which also
increases the file size. If you select Ask, a dialog box appears when
you save a PSD or PSB file, prompting you for options (which
includes a Don’t show again check box (New!)). If you only work
with files in Photoshop or file size is not an issue, you can select
Never to not use the option.
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Using the Status Bar
Use the Status Bar
Click the black triangle near the
Status bar info box, and then select
from the following options:
◆ Adobe Drive. Indicates whether
Version Cue file management has
been enabled.
◆ Document Sizes. The left number
indicates the flattened size of the
image file, and the right number
indicates the size of the open file,
based on layers and options.
◆ Document Profile. Displays
information on the color profile
assigned to the document.
◆ Document Dimensions.
Represents the width and height

of the image.
◆ Measurement Scale. Shows the
scale of the document.
◆ Scratch Sizes. The left number
indicates the scratch disk space
required by Photoshop, and the
right number indicates the
available scratch disk space.
◆ Efficiency. Displays a percentage
that represents Photoshop
efficiency based on available
RAM and scratch disk space.
◆ Timing. Records the amount of
time required to perform the last
command or adjustment.
◆ Current Tool. Displays the current
tool.
◆ 32-bit Exposure. Lets you control
the overall image exposure.
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To wo rk efficiently in Photoshop yo u need information about the ac tive
document. Details about the document's size, resolution, color mode,
and current size all help in the design and preparation of the final
image. Photoshop displays current information about the active docu-
ment through the Status Bar, located at the bottom of the document
window.
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To co nserve yo ur computer's r esources, cl ose an y Phot oshop docu-
ments you are not working on. You can close open documents one at a
time (choose Close from the File menu or click the Close button on the
Document tab), or you can use one command to close all open docu-
ments without closing the program (choose Close All from the File
menu) and apply the save option all of them at once (New!). Either
way, if you try to close a document without saving, a dialog box
appears, prompting you to save your changes.
Closing a Document
Close a Document
Click the Close button on the
Document tab or click the File
menu, and then click Close or
Close All.
TIMESAVER
Press Ctrl+W
(Win) or
A
+W (Mac) to close the
active document.
If necessary, click Yes (Win) or
Save (Mac) to save your changes.
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Did You Know?
You can close all documents in one
step.
Click the File menu, and then
click Close All. If necessary, click Yes

or Save to save your changes for each
document. To apply the option to all
open documents, click the Apply to All
check box (New!). You can also press
Alt+Ctrl+W (Win) or Option+A+W
(Mac) to close all documents.
You can close documents and open
Bridge in one step.
If you wish to close
the open document or documents and
then open Bridge, click the File menu,
and then click Close And Go To Bridge.
Close button on the Document tab
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Now that you've decided how you want to save your document, it's
time to leave Photoshop. You'll want to make sure that all of your docu-
ments have been properly saved and closed before you exit Photoshop.
Photoshop performs a bit of memory management, saves the current
location of the panels and toolbox, and then quits.
Finishing Up
Exit Photoshop from Windows
Click the File menu.
Click Exit.
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Click the Close

button on the program window or
press Ctrl+Q to exit Photoshop.
If necessary, click Yes to save
your changes.
Photoshop closes and you are
brought back to your desktop.
Quit Photoshop from Macintosh
Click the Photoshop menu.
Click Quit Photoshop.
TIMESAVER
Press
A
+Q to
exit Photoshop.
If necessary, click Save to save
your changes.
Photoshop closes and you are
brought back to your desktop.
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