Saving adds dashes to filename???

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Kim_Duplex
Jan 13, 2004
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Please help. Why are dashes added to the filename when I do a "Save for web" within Photoshop even though I don’t type them? Thanks.
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graffiti
Jan 13, 2004
It means you probably have a space (or unrecognizable character) in the name. Browsers won’t recognise that so when you save for web, it adds an underscore.
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Daryl_Pritchard
Jan 13, 2004
Kim,

I’ve noticed the same when using the Web Photo Gallery. The source images are renamed with hypens substituted for any blank spaces, which I presume to be for the purpose of ensuring no problems with filenames on the web, as graffiti mentions.

Regards,

Daryl
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graffiti
Jan 14, 2004
I presume to be for the purpose of ensuring no problems with filenames on the web

I just call it "Fixing my stupidity". 🙂
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Timothy_Foolery
Jan 14, 2004
I just call it "Fixing my stupidity".

It’d take more than an underscore. 🙂

<Running away fastly>
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Mac_McDougald
Jan 14, 2004
You can turn off Macintosh and Unix compatibility in SFW preferences and preserve the spaces if you want (and have long file names too). But not recommended.

Mac

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