Saving Images in JPEG Format
JPEG format is commonly used to display photographic and other continuous-tone images on the Web. The JPEG format retains all color information in an RGB image but compresses (reduces) file size by selectively discarding data. A higher level of compression results in lower image quality, and a lower level of compression results in better image quality.

Saving an image in JPEG format opens the JPEG Compression window:

  1. Move the slider to select a compression value between 0 (best quality, largest saved file size) and 100 (worst quality, smallest saved file size). The preview window will display in real time what the image will look like.
  2. For display on the Web, check the Progressive Encoding checkbox if you want the image to open progressively as it loads (as opposed to opening all at once after it has completed loading).
  3. Click OK.