Adobe Photoshop Creating New Document
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The document provides instructions for beginners on creating a new Photoshop document for web design. It recommends opening Photoshop and creating a new document sized at 780 pixels wide by 600 pixels high with a 72 pixel resolution for web use. It also notes that the background layer is locked initially and can be changed by filling it with a color from the foreground color swatch in the toolbox. The document should then be named and saved as a .psd file.
![ Open Photoshop and create a
new document [File > New].
In the dialog box enter the
width and height of the
layout. I usually design for a
width of 780 pixels width.
This works well in monitors
with 800 x600 resolution as it
leaves 20 pixels for the
browser scroll bar. The
resolution for the web is 72.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lesson12adobephotoshopcreatingnewdocument-130721131057-phpapp01/85/Adobe-Photoshop-Creating-New-Document-2-320.jpg)
![ Name and Save the
document [File > Save].
Photoshop files have the
extension .psd. You can
name it "layout.psd".](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lesson12adobephotoshopcreatingnewdocument-130721131057-phpapp01/85/Adobe-Photoshop-Creating-New-Document-7-320.jpg)
Adobe Photoshop Creating New Document
- 1. Photoshop cs3 tutorials for beginners
- 2. Open Photoshop and create a new document [File > New]. In the dialog box enter the width and height of the layout. I usually design for a width of 780 pixels width. This works well in monitors with 800 x600 resolution as it leaves 20 pixels for the browser scroll bar. The resolution for the web is 72.
- 3. You can choose between white, background color (the color will be taken from the background color specified in the toolbox) and transparent background.
- 4. Click OK.
- 5. A new Photoshop document/ canvas will be created with a locked Background layer in the 'Layers Palette'.
- 6. You can still change the background color by filling the Background layer with the color of your choice (specified in the Foreground Color of the Toolbox) and using
- 7. Name and Save the document [File > Save]. Photoshop files have the extension .psd. You can name it "layout.psd".