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abhijeett89122812
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January 9, 2017
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How avoid the hyphen in filename when saving ?

  • January 9, 2017
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I am working on mac, I have lots of photoshop files, I want to create output of those files as web jpeg my file naming is "xxxx xxx x" but when I save it or try to replace it the naming converts in to "xxxx-xxx-x" ie hyphen is added, so every time I have to rename files after saving as jpeg... I can't go for save as option becaz save for web is mandatory...

please help its is quite urgent...

Thanks in advance...

    Correct answer Jeff Arola

    In Save for Web go to Output Settings>Saving Files and uncheck Unix.

     

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    italosan
    Community Expert
    italosanCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 9, 2017

    In any case, if you really want to avoid the web taxonomy rule there is a way.
    Choose "Save for web..." and then choose "Save"

    now from the following window choose "Other" from the "Settings" dropdown menù

    and now in the following window "Output Settings" just choose "Space" instead of "hyphen"from the file naming option dropdown menu


    Hope this can solve your issue

      Pocket Clouds
      Pocket Clouds
      Participant
      February 24, 2021

      It doesn't work permanently. You need to redo any time you made a new document and it is boring...
      So "Quick Export As PNG" from drop menu on layers works well with spaces all the times, and "Save For Web" just not.

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      Zoe285980488rty
      Participant
      October 9, 2024

      In Save for Web go to Output Settings>Saving Files and uncheck Unix.

       


      Yes!

      italosan
      Community Expert
      italosanCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 9, 2017

      the web taxonomy rules also do not accept spaces in filenames

      Derek Cross
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      Derek CrossCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 9, 2017

      You can use underlines instead: xxx_xxx.

      You do appreciate that you can't have word spaces in web file names?

      Also Save for Web has been deprecated, use Save As or Export As.

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        abhijeett89122812Author
        Inspiring
        January 9, 2017

        I need spaces, no hyphen or underlines

        italosan
        Community Expert
        italosanCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 9, 2017

        hello abhijeett89122812 
        In which way are you saving your jpg files? Since if you save it via the "file/save as..." your file name are not forced to use the hyphen, if you are saving  instead via "export as..." or "Save for web..."  this way is intended for exporting files for the web were, because of the taxonomy web rules, you cannot use spaces.

        So if you are saving a single file or small group of files just go via "Save as...", if you are saving a large group of files/levels or parts of a sliced image you are bound to the web taxonomy rules who don't use spaces.

        Hope this can help.

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