Saving a File in Photoshop

Before you exit Photoshop, you’ll want to save your file on your hard drive or other media. Don’t worry if you forget to do this; Photoshop won’t let you exit without first asking you if you’d like to save any files that you’ve changed or newly created. However, it’s a good idea to save files from time to time as you work on them so that you always have a recent copy safely stored on your drive. Follow these steps to save a file:
1. Choose File➪Save As.
Choose File➪Save to store the current file under its present name. Choose File➪Save As to store a new file never saved or a file already saved under a different name. The Save As dialog box appears.
2. Navigate to the folder where you’d like to store the file.
3. Type a name in the File Name text box.
4. Choose a format from the Format drop-down list.
Some file formats have special capabilities and requirements. For example, if your document has layers, you can save it in TIFF or PSD or PDF formats. Your options appear in the Save As dialog box when you select a format.
5. In the Save and Color Options areas, select or deselect the following check boxes as desired:
-->As a Copy: Save the file as a copy.
-->Annotations: Include or delete annotations in the saved copy.
-->Alpha Channels: Include or ignore alpha channels (stored selections).
-->Spot Colors: Enable spot colors in the saved file.
-->Layers: Include layers or simply flatten the image to one layer
-->Use Proof Setup: Enable proof setup, which includes an on-screen preview of how the image will look when printed or viewed on a specific device.
-->ICC Profile (Windows)/Embed Color Profile (Mac): Embed a color profile in the file based on the settings established in your Color Settings dialog box.
--> Thumbnail (Windows only): Embed a thumbnail image in the file if you’ve defined thumbnails as optional in Photoshop’s Preferences.
-->Use Lower Case Extension (Windows only): Use lowercase extensions (that is, .tif instead of .TIF) regardless of how you type the filename.
6. Depending on which file format you choose, you may get an additional dialog box of options.
7. Click Save to store the image.