How to automatically add .jpg extension when save for web?

[ianh22381642]

I used to be able to hit save for web and would add .jpg extension everytime I saved it as a jpg. Now it highlights the entire file name (including the filename) so I have to manually add ".jpg" everytime before I save. Is there a way to add this feature? Photoshop used to do this automatically but now it doesn't... 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What is your Photoshop > Preferences > File Handling > Append File Extension setting? 

[ianh22381642]

[c.pfaffenbichler]

With that setting Photoshop should add the correct extension anyway, so I am unsure what the problem is. 

Could you post a screenshot of the offending dialog window to clarify? 

[ianh22381642]

For example this is the dialog that appears. It used to highlight just "T2_ab" and not the .jpg extension as well. If I want to rename the file I have to manually type example.jpg instead of just being able to type example. Let me know if that makes sense thanks!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Ah, now I understand; I had thought the extension was missing altogether in your dialog window. 

But I get the same behaviour  (21.0.3 on Mac OS 10.15.2). 

No proper solution but arrow-left and cmd-shift-arrow-right (as many times as necessary to select the name up to the period) might be slightly more convenient than typing ».jpg«. 

[thomask23945819]

Yes.. this behaviour needs to be fixed.. I think its not like this on Windows..

[Henrik15D5]

hi,

this is still the same for me at MAC. have you any update on this issue?

[FOX-2]

2021 and it's still not fixed. Is there anyone who has a solution?

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Sure, by solution = workaround:

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