# What's Wrong with My Photoshop? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-photoshop/293621 "2005-03-09T02:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-photoshop/293621/1 "2005-03-09T02:55:30Z")
It would have been more fun to put this in the Pit, but I need answers more than a good rant. I just installed Photoshop CS on my Mac, I’m trying to edit a simple JPG file, I tried to Save As, and the Save button is grayed out for no apparent reason. It’s just a plain JPG file, no layers, 8-bit color. It won’t save in any other format either. I’m sure it’s something really obvious, and I’m going to feel stupid when I figure it out, but right now, I have no clue. I’ve been using Photoshop CS for months on Windows, and I’ve never had a problem like this. I don’t know if it’s the file, or if it’s something wrong with my Photoshop, or what. Can anyone help me, before I have a total meltdown? [sub]Help me!!![/sub] ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-photoshop/293621/2 "2005-03-09T03:11:06Z")
If you create a new document, can you save it? If you select all, create a new doc, paste it in, then can you save? can save for web with that document? ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-photoshop/293621/3 "2005-03-09T03:20:06Z")
> [@MrFantsyPants](#): > > If you select all, create a new doc, paste it in, then can you save? That worked–thanks! I think there’s something funky going on with that file. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-photoshop/293621/4 "2005-03-09T17:22:12Z")
Even though that worked, you still shouldn’t have to do all that. Are you sure you were actually in Photoshop when the jpeg was open? I mean, did you open the file \*\*from within \*\*Photoshop, as opposed to simply double-clicking on it? ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-photoshop/293621/5 "2005-03-09T20:17:03Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Even though that worked, you still shouldn’t have to do all that. Are you sure you were actually in Photoshop when the jpeg was open? I mean, did you open the file \*\*from within \*\*Photoshop, as opposed to simply double-clicking on it? I was definitely in Photoshop (the little Photoshop logo is a dead giveaway :)). I had to drag and drop to open it–I tried to open it in Photoshop, but it didn’t recognize it as a readable file. I should have known something was fishy. This was something I got scanned in at a camera shop, so who knows what they did to the file.