How to Convert to PSD
PSD (PhotoShop Data) is the Adobe Photoshop native file format. The .psd file extension indicates that the file contains graphic data.
When a graphic image is created in Photoshop, the PSD file type preserves the separated layers for ease of re-editing. Once the file is saved in another format designated by a different file extension, such as JPEG or GIF, the layers are no longer accessible for direct editing unless the provision for layers has been specified during saving the file. (Animated GIF files will mock layering by saving each PSD layer as a separate GIF graphic; however, the history of changes made to the graphic exists only in the PSD.) For this reason, the PSD file is often referred to as the source file for the graphic.
It is possible to convert any graphic file format (JPEG, GIF, for example) to a PSD. However, this will not reproduce the original layers for editing. To preserve layers, each layer would need to be saved out of the PSD as a separate graphic file.
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Instructions
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Open the graphic file with Adobe Photoshop. Right-click on the file and select "Open With... " Select "Photoshop" from the context menu, or select "Open" and navigate to the Photoshop application. A third option is to open the Photoshop application from the Start menu. Once Photoshop is active, click "File>Open" and then navigate to the desired graphic file to open it in the program.
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Click "File" from the top menu bar once the graphic is in the Photoshop work area. Select "Save As..." A dialog box will appear allowing the selection of the file type to be saved.
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Locate the PSD file type at the top of the "File Format" list. This file type is listed as "Photoshop (*.PSD, *.PDD)". Select this file type.
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Select additional configurations as needed. Below the file type menu selector, three additional configurations (Save Options) allow the user to save the graphic as a copy, save the color profile and/or to use lowercase extension for file naming.
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Click "Save" to save the new PSD file in the same location as the original graphic. To save the file in a different location, browse to the new location using the top drop-down locator in the Save menu.
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