Re: won't let me save the file as a .JPG.

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>     
>     Hello All,
>     
>     Probably a REAL dumb question, but here goes:
>     
>     I have a UMax Astra 1200S scanner. When I scan in a photo, my Photo 
>     Shop sw won't let me save the file as a .JPG.


Look at channels.  If you see a background channel, drag it to the trash.
then save your jpg.
don't ask me why.


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>     I can save it as .TIF, BMP, etc., but not .JPG. My question then is am 
>     I doing something really stupid to not be able to do this? I can save 
>     it as say a .TIF, and then convert the image to .JPG in Paint Shop 
>     Pro, but shouldn't I be able to do this in Photo Shop? If not, what's 
>     the best format to save it in (in Photoshop) before I convert to .JPG 
>     in Paint Shop Pro? Hope this isn't too confusing.
>     
>     Also, I have been told NOT to clean the glass on my scanner with any 
>     cleaner that contains ammonia. If this is true, can anyone suggest a 
>     product I can use to get rid of fingerprints, etc. from the glass?
>     
>     Thanks.
>     
>      mm
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>

Jim Rosenfield           
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