I have a document set up with slices in Photoshop. If I want to export the whole PSD as one large JPG and no other files, can I do it? I don't see any option to select combine all the slices into one just while exporting.
If I hide the slices with the View menu, it doesn't seem to make a difference once I get into 'Save or Web & Devices'. I know I could do this with 'Save As', but I like the ability to resize the exported image right there.
I would cheat. Clear slices, save for web, undo until you have your slices back, and then save that state of the file.
What I usually do is duplicate the final file and make a "slice" version, and save slices out of that. My original PSD is never sliced to begin with.
I am sure one of these will work for anyone who has above issue:
I hope this will work for you
Just a suggestion, you could "copy merged" then open a new file (this will already have your image size so just hit enter), paste, then "save for web and devices". This way you don't have to have two Photoshop files to maintain; you can just save the entire image as the optimized version you need.
To specifically answer your question, there isn't a way to save the entire image once it has been sliced up again unless you do what another person's suggestion was and make a slice of the entire image all together. I find that with keyboard shortcuts that my first suggestion takes only a few seconds and you get the result that you need.
Keyboard shortcuts (Windows):
Don't use Save For Web", instead use File → Save As... and then choose JPG, PNG, etc from the Format menu.
Easy. Make a slice that would contain all of your composition(or the part that you require), then place this slice on top of your other slices, either via context menu option "Bring to Front", or by clicking on gliph placed on Options pannel. Slices placed below don't affect those placed a top, thus doesn't devide it.
Can't you just "file save as"the whole psd as a .jpg, or "save for web devices" then choose .jpg file type?
The select all and then copy merged method works the best.
If you set up slices on a Photoshop document, it's probably because you're working something like an email and the slices need to remain so you don't have to re-slice every time you make an edit. The only problem is, it disables your ability to quickly save out a JPG/PNG mockup of the entire document. And unfortunately, there's no "save without slices" option in the Save for Web dialog.
The main reason you wouldn't want to do a "Save As" and go to JPG is because the workflow when saving several mockups becomes bogged down with options that require mouse clicks and navigation to save on them in the same place. Copy Merged has the advantage of swift keyboard shortcuts.
The reason you wouldn't want to clear slices is because you'd risk accidentally saving the file with the cleared slices and closing it before you realized what happened.
