How you handle your images after importing them into Photoshop is almost as important as creating the images themselves. In this set of preferences, you can specify how you want Photoshop to manage image previews, file extensions, and workgroup functionality. You can also set file compatibility and the number of files that should be displayed in the list of recent files on the File menu. | 2 Parti Task 1 Setting File Handling Preferences How you handle your images after importing them into Photoshop is almost as important as creating the images themselves. In this set of preferences you can specify how you want Photoshop to manage image previews file extensions and workgroup functionality. You can also set file compatibility and the number of files that should be displayed in the list of recent files on the File menu. notes A file saved as TIFF can be larger than 30 000 by 30 000 pixels but is limited to a 4GB file size. The Large Document Format has no file size limit. The options for maximizing compatibility and adding image previews with the image file increase the overall file size compared to not leaving them on. Be sure to determine what features you need if file size becomes a concern. 1. If you are a Macintosh user go to the Photoshop menu and select Preferences File Handling see Figure 1-1 . If you are a Windows user choose Edit Preferences and select File Handling. Figure 1-1 Accessing the File Handling dialog box on Mac OS 2. In the File Preferences dialog box as seen in Figure 1-2 the first set of preferences under File Saving Options concerns image previews. Image previews are small snapshots of the overall image. These images are referred to as thumbnails and allow for easier management of your files. You can set the image preview preference to Always Save Never Save and Ask When Saving. 3. The Macintosh version of Photoshop CS also enables you to select Icon Full Size Macintosh and Windows Thumbnails. Select the Icon checkbox and the program displays the thumbnail as its file icon on the desktop. If you check Full Size then the program saves a 72 points per inch ppi version of the file for use in other software applications that support low-resolution Photoshop images for quicker workflow. If you select Macintosh Thumbnail you get a preview of the image in an Open dialog box likewise the Windows Thumbnail option saves a preview for .
