Embedding a profile in a document

Documents can be tagged with profiles that describe specific RGB or CMYK color spaces. By associating, or tagging, a document with a color profile, you provide a definition of actual color appearances in the document. Changing the associated profile changes the color appearances. (For information on displaying the current profile name in the status bar, see Displaying status information (Photoshop).) Documents without associated profiles are known as untagged and contain only raw color numbers. When working with untagged documents, Photoshop uses the current working space profile that is specified in the color settings to display and edit colors. For more information on working spaces and profiles, see About working spaces.
By default, a tagged document will have its profile information embedded upon saving in a file format that supports embedded ICC profiles. Untagged documents are saved by default without embedded profiles.
You can specify whether or not to embed a profile as you save a document; you can also specify to convert colors to the proof profile space and embed the proof profile instead. However, changing the profile-embedding behavior is recommended only for advanced users who are familiar with color management.

To change the embedding behavior of a profile in a document:

1. Choose File > Save As.
2. Do one of the following:
• To toggle the embedding of the document's current color profile, select or deselect ICC Profile (Windows) or Embed Color Profile (Mac OS). This option is available only for the native Photoshop format (.psd) and PDF, JPEG, TIFF, EPS, DCS, and PICT formats.
• To toggle the embedding of the document's current proof profile, select or deselect Use Proof Setup (available for PDF, EPS, DCS 1.0, and DCS 2.0 formats only). Selecting this option converts the document's colors to the proof profile space and is useful for creating an output file for print. For information on setting up a proof profile, see Soft-proofing colors.
3. Name the document, choose other save options, and click Save.