how do you save photos in different file formats
If I want to save a photo in jpeg or any other format, how do I do this?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
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Hello stevenfromrapid city,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you want to know how to change the file format of your photos. We are happy to help.
Please try the steps here: Export photos, videos, and slideshows from Photos on Mac - Apple Support
"Export photos in a selected format
You can export photos so that you can import and work with them in other apps. You can also export a Live Photo as a still image. You can choose the size and format for the exported photos.
- In the Photos app
on your Mac, select the item you want to export. - Choose File > Export > Export [number] Photos.
- Click the Photo Kind pop-up menu and choose the file type for the exported photos.
- JPEG creates small-size files suitable for use with websites and other photo apps.
- TIFF is a lossless file format that works well for transferring photos between computers and apps.
- PNG is another lossless file format popular for web images.
- Click the File Name pop-up menu and choose how to name the exported files (this step is optional).
- You can name your exported files using the titles you’ve given them in Photos, their filenames, or a filename numbered sequentially. If you choose Sequential, you can specify text to appear before each number (for example, Birthday - 1, Birthday - 2, and so on).
- Click the Subfolder Format pop-up menu and choose how to divide the exported files into folders.
- For example, if you export photos from several different days, you can have Photos export each day as a subfolder named after the day. Choose None to export the photos as individual files without subfolders.
- Click Export.
- Choose where to save the exported photo files, then click Export.
Tip: If you’re signed in with your Apple ID and have iCloud Drive turned on, you can export photo files to iCloud Drive, then access them from any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Windows PC set up to use iCloud Drive. See Use iCloud Drive to store documents."
These steps may help. Please let us know if you have further questions.
Take care.