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terrys30580497
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December 2, 2016
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Change default save to PNG

  • December 2, 2016
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I get tired of always changing save as to PNG because Photoshop always want to save as a PSD by default.

I save to PNG most of the time and would like to save the extra step.Photoshop CC

Thanks,Terry

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Correct answer D Fosse

Not possible, and the reason is that PSD/TIFF are the only file formats that support all of Photoshop's functions and tools.

To save as PNG, the file must be saved as a copy, discarding all those properties not supported in PNG. You'll still be asked to save the original when you close it.

You can, however, Export/Save For Web to PNG, and this will be sticky - in effect a default. Export saves out a copy in any case.

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setouani
setouani
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January 29, 2020

you can go to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus > Export > Quick Export as PNG 

and set a keyboard shortcut for it like for example CTRL+B .

so every time you want to save as PNG just put CTRL+B and it will take you directly to Save as PNG . 

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    Anonymous
    June 11, 2020

    That isn't good enough. Exporting that way reduces the resolution from 300 pixel/inch to 72. Why? Nobody knows. Yet another usability flaw from the people that gave you always saving in the same folder that the pdf is located in. 

    So saving 50 icons? Click, click, click, click, click, click...

      davescm
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      davescmCommunity Expert
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      June 11, 2020

      "...exporting that way reduces the resolution from 300 pixel/inch to 72"

       

      No it does not. Exporting was designed to export images for web use and as such ppi is irrelevant, ppi (pixels per inch) is for calculating how many pixels will be printed in one inch on paper. For display on a screen, all that matters is pixels. So export actually takes out the ppi number from the metadata altogether. The image size (in pixels) is not changed.

      If you re-import the image, because there is no ppi value Photoshop assigns an arbitary 72ppi just so it has something to work with when showing the rulers or when sending to the print driver.

       

      Dave

      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      December 2, 2016

      Not possible, and the reason is that PSD/TIFF are the only file formats that support all of Photoshop's functions and tools.

      To save as PNG, the file must be saved as a copy, discarding all those properties not supported in PNG. You'll still be asked to save the original when you close it.

      You can, however, Export/Save For Web to PNG, and this will be sticky - in effect a default. Export saves out a copy in any case.

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