Set jpg as defalut instead of tif

Question

Is it possible to set jpg instead of tif when you save a document?Thank you.

JJMack · Accepted Answer

So photoshop can not to be set for save jpg format for every new document...

What you have in Photoshop is an open document.

In Photoshop you normally will use layers and you normally no not want to loose your work.

If you open a flat document into Photoshop add layers, flatten and use menu File>save or shortcut Ctrl+S that flat file you opened will be over written there will be no dialog.

If you are creating new document and have never save it flat or layered the new document in Photoshop has no backing file. You can not use Save. If you try to use save Photoshop will switch to Save As and open the Save As dialog and may set the file type in the dialog to psd or a flat file type if the current document state is a single layer.

Photoshop menu File>Save has no dialog.

If the current document state is consistent with the documents current backing file type the current layer state is supported by the backing file type the backing file will be over written.

If the backing file type is one the does not support layers and the current document being saved has layers Photoshop will switch to Save As Photoshop will open the Save As dialog and set file type PSD. If you save that PSD Photoshop will switch witch the open document to one backed by the psd file just saved. The document that was backed by a flat file will no longer be open in Photoshop.

If on the other hand you change the file type to Jpeg or png the file saved written will be a flat jpeg or PNG file. The document in Photoshop will still have layers. These layers are not backed up by any layered file the document in Photoshop still has no layered backing file the original file opened is still the document associated The in Photoshopn document may haave changes like any document open in Photoshop may have changes the have not been saved yet.

JJMack · Answer

If a document has layers jpg would not be an approbate default. If the document is new one that has never been saved Photoshop's save is not used Save As is used instead and Photoshop may set the file type to the last file type you saved in the save as dialog if the document is flat. Photoshop's "Save" has no dialog. If the current flat document or layered document has been save before Photoshop will save that file type if approate without displaying any dialog. If you added layer to a document that was flat like one opened from a jpeg or png Photoshop would not want you to loose you work so it would not saver over the file you opened and flatten the current document. Instead Photoshop would open the Save AS dialog and may set psd as the file type in the dialog.

Note I tried to use Save howevet the Save AS dialog opebed.

Once the psd is saved making changes and using File>Save will save the psd without displaying any dialog.

If I had first flattened the layered document and save at jpeg, If I add layers and flatten and use File>Save the jpeg will be saved without displaying any dialog.

If I do not flatten Save As will be used and PSD set as file type. If I save the pst the document will switch to the psd document and ther will be no open jpeg document.

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