SAMS Teach Yourself Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 in 24 Hours

Saving Your Work

There's one very important thing to know about saving your work: Do it often! Computers are prone to unexpected shutdowns and errors. Saving takes only a couple of seconds, and it can make the difference between having to do your work all over again or just reopening it if the computer shuts down.

The first time you save a picture, you'll see the Save As dialog box, as shown in Figure 2.5. Give the file a name and select an appropriate format to save it in from the pop-up menu. After this, click Save or just press Command+S (Mac) or Control+S (Windows) to save the file.

Figure 2.5. Saving a file in Photoshop.

Cross-Platform Concept ...