File dialog boxes

This class of dialog box allows you to decide the names, locations, and characteristics for files when opening or saving them. They may contain some or all of the following choices:

Look in/Save in Find the desired folder.

  View the contents of the next higher folder in your system.

  Create a new folder.

  View files as icons.

  View files by names with statistics.

File name Identify the file(s) selected for saving, opening, or loading.

Files of type (Only available in the Open dialog box.) Select a particular file format for opening.

Save as type (Only available in the Save As dialog box.) Select a particular file format for opening or saving to.

Data type (Only available in the Save As dialog box.) Select the amount of color information to use for saving the image to a file. This affects the number of colors that are used to display the image thus affecting the quality of its appearance. This is also directly related to the final size of the file that is going to be generated after saving.

File information See the data-type, size, resolution, and other file statistics.

Save selection (Only available in the Save As dialog box.) Saves any selection areas in an image.

Preview (Only available in the Open dialog box.)View a thumbnail picture of the selected image. (Images with preview information automatically appear.)

Options Define format specific save options for the selected format. (Not all file formats have options.)

Browse Search for files or folders.


Some file formats do not offer any save options. In this case, the Options button is disabled.


Browse dialog box

Look in Find the desired folder.

  View the contents of the next higher folder in your system.

  Create a new folder.

  View files as icons.

  View files by names with statistics.

(Note: Some of these options are not available in some dialog boxes.)

Folder name Displays the path of the current folder.

File name Defines the search criteria for finding files. You may use the * and ? wildcards to find files with similar names.

Files found Shows all files found matching the search criteria in the File name text box.

Scan Expand the search to include any folders inside the selected folder.


This help file contains topics about selected dialog boxes in this program. You can access these topics through those dialog boxes or by clicking the Index button.