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Definition: Save As
A command in the File menu of most applications that causes a copy of the current document or image in memory to be created in a different folder. Save As differs from Save, which stores the data in the same file format and folder it came from. Save As lets the user change the folder, format and name.
Export with Save As
In graphics applications, Save As is used to select or change the file type; for example, from a JPG to a PNG image. In non-graphics applications, the Save As may also save to different file types, in which case it is known as "exporting." See export.
Saving to Different Formats
A Custom "Save As"
Export with Save As
In graphics applications, Save As is used to select or change the file type; for example, from a JPG to a PNG image. In non-graphics applications, the Save As may also save to different file types, in which case it is known as "exporting." See export.
Note all the graphics formats in this Photoshop dialog box (arrow). Save As converts the image in memory to the selected file format.
Graphics professionals may save files to different folders all day long, but instead of having to navigate a folder hierarchy each time, GJC Software's EZPlaces actually changes the application's dialog. Compare the left panel in this Photoshop example with the previous one.