Hi all, I have experienced a strange quirk sometimes when i "save for web" using photoshop 7. Occassionally the image is designated as an HTML file. I thought it may have something to do with certain fonts or frames i have collected from here and there but tonight i was saving a file for the web while using the same font and frame i have used at least dozens times and the file name was again switched from a tiff file to an HTML file. It is not a big problem since to correct it just involves renaming but i am curious as to why this occurs. Any suggestions? Thanks, Lee

The only thing I can think of here is that you have put a slice...or slices into the image (maybe not intentionally, but accidentally). In that case, it will likely save it as an HTML file. Just a thought....

'gradient' is right, if you have any slices in the image, save will default to .html - no slices, then .jpg [or .gif if that's what your doing].

I appreciate the info but since i have no idea what a slice is or how to put one into an image, i guess i will just try to pay better attention to what i am doing. I think i do exactly the same thing everytime i use the save to web function, and i use the same frames and logos over and over, so i guess i do the slice thingy when i am manipulating the image. There is so little i understand about using photoshop it is a miracle i manage to get anything out of it, lol.

The slice tool is that one that looks like an x-acto knife. There are some good basic texts out there: [no offense] Photoshop for Dummies; Photoshop 7 [or whatever the edition] Essential Skills; and the Visual Quickstart Guide Photoshop 7, cs, cs2 whatever again. Try Amazon.com or better yet your local library. Good luck! tim.

LOL. I have to laugh. I got photoshop over two years ago and it took me over a year to do a basic two layer image. I have a 500 page user guide i have read most of at least once, and I spent hours online reading tips,etc. Finally i found out you have to rename the background before you can do anything with it, lol. I was just a clk away. No offense can be taken by me about my photoshop skills. I was so discouraged by it i finally found something i liked a lot better. PSP 9 is user friendly, option rich, and inexpensive but i haven't figured out how to do layers in it yet, lol. I have to use ps for that. Ain't life a hoot?

Well, it does all boil down to what your comfortable with, but Photoshop is worth the energy it takes to learn it, 'tis very powerful! Have fun should be the motto. tim

Like dragonfly says, the slice tool is the thing that looks like an exacto knife. If you click on it while you have an image open....BANG!...you have just put a slice into your image. FYI, slices are done to images so that the "smaller" pieces load up sequentially onto the web page...so..the viewer doesn't have to wait until the whole image loads. It also allows for rollovers, etc to be built in...and because it has to save (and re-assemble) all the pieces (slices)...it needs to save it as an HTML file. Bottom line....Don't touch the exacto knife icon unless you really need it!

LOl. Never have. Never will!