Using the Save For Web dialog box


    To create Web-optimized target files for Smart Objects, use the Save for Web dialog box. The View options in the Save For Web dialog box let you switch easily between optimized and original versions of an image. You can preview up to four versions of an optimized image simultaneously. After evaluating these previews, you can select the version that best balances image quality and file size.

    Illustration of Save For Web dialog box with these callouts: A. Toolbox B. Zoom text box C. Annotations for original image D. Annotations for optimized image E. Preview In pop-up menu F. Settings panel
    Save For Web dialog box A. Toolbox B. Zoom text box C. Annotations for original image D. Annotations for optimized image E. Preview In pop-up menu F. Settings panel

    Viewing images

    Click a tab at the top of the image area to select a display option: Original to view the image with no optimization, Optimized to view the image with the current optimization settings applied, 2-Up to view two versions of the image side by side, or 4-Up to view four versions of the image side by side.

    If the entire artwork is not visible in the Save For Web dialog box, you can use the Hand tool to bring another area into view. Select the Hand tool Hand tool (or hold down the spacebar), and drag in the view area to pan over the image. You can also use the Zoom tool to magnify or reduce the view. Select the Zoom tool Zoom-in tool and click in a view to zoom in; hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click in a view to zoom out. Alternatively, you can specify a magnification level in the Zoom text box at the bottom of the Save For Web dialog box.

    Selecting a view

    Click a different pane in the Save For Web dialog box to select a new view. If you're working in 2-Up or 4-Up view, you must select a view before you apply optimization settings. The selected view is indicated by a colored frame.

    Viewing annotations

    The annotation area in the Save For Web dialog box provides valuable optimization information. For the original image, the annotation area shows the file name and file size. For the optimized image, the annotation area shows the current optimization options, the size of the optimized file, and the estimated download time using the selected modem speed. You use the Preview pop-up menu to select the modem speed for which you want to view the estimated download time. To open the Preview pop-up menu, click the triangle triangle to the right of the optimized image.

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