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The document discusses how to create a new document in Adobe Photoshop by going through the steps to set options such as resolution, color type, size and more when starting a new file. It explains the different settings in the new document dialog box and recommends settings for print versus web use.

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PS Howto New Document

The document discusses how to create a new document in Adobe Photoshop by going through the steps to set options such as resolution, color type, size and more when starting a new file. It explains the different settings in the new document dialog box and recommends settings for print versus web use.

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Adobe Photoshop Guide

How to create a new document


When you create a new document in Adobe Photoshop, you set options such as resolution, color type, and size. Your
choices depend on the type of image you're creating. Although you can change these options later, setting them right
at the beginning is best. Sometimes changing the options later can affect the appearance of your image.

To create a new document:


1. Start Photoshop.
2. Choose File > New.
The New dialog box appears (Figure 1).
3. First, assign the document a name, such as “Logo.”
4. Set a width and height in inches for the images.
To set inches as the measurement unit, click the menus to
the right of the Width and Height text boxes, and select
inches.
Note: You can select from a number of default document
Figure 1 New dialog box
sizes by using the Preset pop-up menu. Observe that the
names of open documents also appear in the Preset menu.
When you choose one of these, Photoshop fills in the
settings for the document. This lets you quickly create a
number of images with the same settings.
5. Enter a resolution for the image.
If you plan to generate images for print, 300 pixels/inch
is a good standard. (It's best to set the resolution at the
highest you need. If you're planning to create a logo for
use in print and the web, use 300 ppi, which is what print
requires.)
6. Set Color Mode to RGB Color.
You can also work in Grayscale or CMYK.
You should generally select CMYK Color only if you
know you are using an offset print vendor. Even if you
choose RGB at this stage, you can convert the image to
CMYK later before sending the image to the print
vendor.

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This document requires Adobe Photoshop CS6. Technical instructions may differ depending on your version.
Guide Adobe Photoshop

7. Set a background color in the Background Contents


menu (you can change this setting later):
• White fills the background with white, the default
background color.
• Background Color fills the background with the
current background color.
• Transparent makes the background transparent (it
appears as a gray checkerboard). This option is
useful when you want to create an image for transfer
into another background. For example, you might
want to create a circular logo with a transparent
background so you could later place the logo on a
colored background
Figure 2 Newly created document with transparent
8. Click OK to create the new document (Figure 2).
background

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This document requires Adobe Photoshop CS6. Technical instructions may differ depending on your version.

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