Exporting layers as files (ImageReady)

You can export and save layers as individual files using a variety of formats, including PSD, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP, and SWF. Different format settings can be assigned to individual layers, or one format can apply to all exported layers. Layers are saved with automatic file naming. You can set options to control the generation of names.

All format settings are saved with your ImageReady document for convenience when you use this feature again.

To export layers as files:

1. Choose File > Export > Layers as Files. If you're exporting only specific layers, select the layers in the Layers palette before you choose the Layers as Files command.

Note: Click a layer in the Layers palette to select it. Shift-click to select a series of layers. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select noncontiguous layers.

2. In the Export Layers as Files dialog box, under File Options, click Choose to select a destination for the exported files.
3. Enter a name in the Base Name text box to specify a common name for the files.

Click the Set button to set up specific options for file naming. Choose elements from the pop-up menus or enter text into the fields to be combined into the default names for all files. Elements include layer name, document name, layer number, file creation date, punctuation, and file extension.

4. Specify how you want to save the files by choosing from the following options:
• For Export, select the layers to be exported by choosing either All Layers, Top Level Layers and Layer Sets, or Selected Layers. The Selected Layers option is only available if you select layers before choosing the Layers as Files command. If your multilayered document has a Background layer, you can select the Include Background option to include it in the export.
• For Layer, choose a layer from the Layer pop-up menu if you are using a separate format for each layer. You can also use the navigation buttons   to choose the layer.
• For Apply, choose either One Format for All Layers or Separate Format for Each Layer.

To preview the exported image for a specific layer, select the Preview option and then use the either the Layer pop-up menu or navigation buttons to choose the layer to preview.

5. Under Format Options, either choose a setting from the Preset pop-up menu or manually set the file format and compression. For more information about format options and compression, see About file formats and About file compression.

If you're using a separate format for each layer, choose another layer and then set the format options. Do this for all the subsequent layers you're exporting.

A custom setting can be saved for reuse. Adjust the settings. The Unnamed option is automatically chosen in the Preset menu. Click the Save Current Layer Settings icon , name the new setting, and save it to the Optimized Settings folder. You can also delete a setting by choosing it from the Preset menu and then clicking the Delete Current Layer Setting icon .

6. Click OK.