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c6fd71241d docs: add user docs in docs/user (#3951)
* docs: add user docs for PhotoCraft

Adds docs/user/ (published at getartcraft.com/docs/photocraft), the docs
check and publish workflows (copied from craft-launcher), and a User docs
rule in AGENTS.md. Checker: 0 error(s), 0 warning(s).

Source notes per page:
- index.md: README (intro, status, Crafting Apps table), website
  crafting-apps.ts photocraft entry, links.rs (Discord, issues), menus.rs
  (Help > Report an Issue).
- getting-started/index.md: menus.rs and menu_catalog.rs labels, panels.rs
  (Layers, Properties, History), dialogs.rs (Create button).
- getting-started/install.md: README Downloads and Get started sections,
  gh release view v0.7.0 asset list, craft-launcher catalog.rs (lists
  PhotoCraft).
- guides/open-and-save-files.md: apps/photocraft/src/services.rs (open and
  save filters), README Formats and PSD sections, docs/file-format-parity.md.
- guides/adjust-colors-with-adjustment-layers.md: menu_catalog.rs, panels.rs
  (footer button, adjustment list), lib.rs (Properties shows new layer).
- guides/select-and-mask.md: menu_catalog.rs Select and Layer Mask menus,
  state.rs tool names, retouch_ui.rs (Select Subject button and message).
- guides/add-and-style-text.md: state.rs (Horizontal Type Tool, T),
  type_tool.rs, menu_catalog.rs Layer Style and Type menus, dialogs.rs.
- guides/export-an-image.md: export_dialog.rs (labels, formats, options).
- troubleshooting/taskbar-turns-black.md: issues 3550, 3864, 3430, 3144,
  PR 3308 (git: not an ancestor of v0.7.0), prefs_ui.rs (System title bar).
- troubleshooting/text-moves-when-editing.md: issues 3795, 1317, PR 3819
  (open).
- troubleshooting/get-help.md: menus.rs, links.rs, gpu_status.rs (System
  Info content).
- faq/*: README (status, license badge, offline, formats), LICENSE-MIT and
  LICENSE-APACHE, docs/file-format-parity.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(user): apply final review fixes

Part 1: verified = latest release tag policy in docs/user/AGENTS.md; released-pages sentence in root AGENTS.md. Part 4 items 1-9: remove x86 row and TGA resolution, formats, new photocraft-does-not-start page, mask label, taskbar workaround, wording, Affinity read-only, index.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(user): use the standard section title

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* docs(user): describe PhotoCraft 0.7.0 startup behaviour

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(user): tighten PhotoCraft startup wording

Drop the unsourced "slower" claim for CPU mode and give the exact
Preferences path on Windows and macOS.

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* docs: pin the docs checker to a commit and its SHA-256

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* docs: drop the docs workflows until the checker is on artcraft-services main

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* docs: re-verify against 0.8.2

- taskbar and PSD text pages: both fixes ship in 0.8.2; tell users to
  update and drop the "not in a release yet" wording and workarounds
- does not start: 0.8.2 fixes the Intel Iris Pro/Monterey Device(Lost)
  case; OpenCore Legacy Patcher Macs still have no fix
- install: Windows 10 or later, 32-bit Windows builds, RISC-V deb/rpm,
  Wayland paste and XWayland notice
- open and save: Krita and Paint.NET filters, Krita/PCX/FITS formats,
  save progress, JPEG/WebP encoding kept on Save
- export: TGA Resolution, multi-layer Export As and Quick Export
- text: Shift-click starts new text over existing type
- CLAUDE.md is now a regular file pointing to AGENTS.md
- verified: 0.8.2 on every page

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Drop the root AGENTS.md docs rule; keep the PR to docs/user/

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(user): drop the stale missing-tools count from the Photoshop FAQ

Re-verified the page against v0.9.0.

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---
title: Export an image
description: Export a PNG, JPG, WebP, TIFF or TGA from PhotoCraft with a preview, a size estimate and a scale.
order: 50
verified: 0.8.2
---
Choose **File › Export › Export As…**, set the format, and click **Export**. The dialog shows a preview and an estimate of the file size before you save. Your layered document is not changed.
## Export with settings
1. Choose **File › Export › Export As…**.
2. Under **File Settings**, pick a **Format**: **PNG**, **JPG**, **WebP**, **TIFF** or **TGA**.
3. Set the options for that format:
- **JPG** and lossy **WebP** have a **Quality** slider from 1 to 100.
- **WebP** also has a **Lossless** checkbox.
- **TGA** has **Resolution**: **Auto**, **24 bits/pixel** or **32 bits/pixel**.
- **Transparency** keeps transparent areas. JPG has no transparency, so this checkbox is not shown for JPG and the image is flattened.
- **Metadata** is **None** or **All**.
4. Under **Image Size**, set **Scale** in percent. The size in pixels shows below it.
5. Check the preview on the right. The line under it shows the format and the estimated file size.
6. Click **Export**, then choose a name and a place for the file.
PhotoCraft shows "Exported" with the file path and size in the status bar when it is done.
## Export in one step
**File › Export › Quick Export as PNG** exports without asking about settings. It uses the format, quality, metadata and location you set in **File › Export › Export Preferences…**.
## Export layers
Choose **Layer › Export As…** (or **Layer › Quick Export as PNG**) to export only the active layer.
With several layers or artboards selected in the **Layers** panel, both commands export each one as its own file. You choose a name and place once. The first file gets that name, and the others get the same name with a number and the layer name added.
## Keep your layers
Exporting makes a flat copy. To keep the layers, use **File › Save As…** with **PSD Document** or **PhotoCraft**; see [Open and save files](open-and-save-files.md).