Edit with Photoshop option on right-click contextual menu?

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jsfox
Apr 26, 2005
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Hi, my computer crashed last friday. After format the hard drive and installed again all my software I thought everything was ok.

Today, i just find that when I right-click a jpeg, there are no anymore the option Edit with Photoshop from the context menu.

Before the crash of my pc, in that menu i had the options, edit with Painter, with fireworks or Photoshop. Now I dont have the PS option.

I already looked for it on the Preferences but couldnt find it.

thx for your help.
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hanford_lemoore
Apr 26, 2005
You can add this manually.

Go to a windows folder and choose "folder options".

Click the File Types tab.

After the flashlight disappears, find JPG in the list. Select it.

Click on Advanced.

In the window that pops up, click "New…"

In the "action" field, type "Edit with Photoshop"

in the "Application used to perform action" type:

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe" "%1"

(Include the quotes). Make sure the path to Photoshop that you specify is correct (if you installed it on a drive other than C: for example, you’ll need to change the path).

Check the "Use DDE"

Click OK on all the open windows.

You Should now be able to right-click on .JPG files and edit them with photoshop. If you want this to work with .JPEG files, or other file types, you can do the same thing by finding them in the list.

Hope that helps.

~Hanford
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jsfox
Apr 26, 2005
thanks Handford, that resolved my problem.

just got one question. in this line: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe" "%1"

would it be different if I didnt have add the %1? just browsing the app and clicked ok.

just curiosity.
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hanford_lemoore
Apr 26, 2005
The %1 inserts the name of the file (that you right-clicked on), I’m not sure what happens if you leave that off.

There are certain types of programs (old dos programs and other command-line-launched programs) that can take additional arguments, and the %1 lets you insert the filename where you need it.

In Photoshop’s case, the %1 inserts the name of the file inbetween the two sets of quotes. This makes it compatible with files that have spaces in their names.
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dave_milbut
May 1, 2005
The %1 inserts the name of the file (that you right-clicked on), I’m not sure what happens if you leave that off.

it wouldn’t open the file when you double click a supported type. also you’ll have problems with long file names or files with special chars (like spaces) if you don’t put the %1 in quotes like: "%1".

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