How can I set my default "SAVE AS" image file format?

[Hawkeye69]

I save 99% of the time as JPG, but can't figure out how to configure this as a default selection in the "Save as" list of output format choices.  It really slows me down have to scroll through a list of "useless" options everytime.

I am using the latest Windows version of PS.  It doesn't remember any of my previous actions or choices.

[D Fosse]

Jpeg can never be a default file format in Photoshop. Jpeg is an extremely limited file format that does not support 99% of the features available in Photoshop.

Jpeg doesn't support layers, it doesn't support 16 bit depth, it doesn't support transparency, it doesn't support alpha channels.

A jpeg always has to be a stripped down simplified copy.

[Stephen Marsh]

This has come up multiple times on the forum. You can use an action or script to open the Legacy Save As or Save a Copy dialog defaulting to your preferred JPEG settings (32bpc images require tone mapping).

Edit:

Here is an example of an such an action:

[Hawkeye69]

Understood, but 99% of the time, it's my final output step on every project (my printing service requires it.)  From what I gather here there isn't a default output format setting in PS, whether I want JPG, PNG, PDF, or other.

[Lumigraphics]

I have an action which runs Save for Web, where my previous setting is used. Works great. I have another action which creates a PSD and a JPEG via SfW, no user input needed.

[Per Berntsen]

On Windows you can speed up the saving process by using the keyboard.

When the Save as dialog appears, press Tab to highlight the Save as type field,

Press J to change the file type to jpg.

Then press Enter to save..