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Photoshop CC: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition
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Photoshop CC: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition

by Lesa Snider
August 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
989 pages
34h 23m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Creating Web- and Email-Friendly Images

Whether you’re designing an image destined for life on the Web or creating an email-friendly version of a digital photo, you need to perform three very specific steps to create a high-quality image that people can download quickly. Consider the following a basic overview of the process; you’ll learn detailed info about each step later in this section:

  1. Adjust the image’s dimensions.

    First, you need to decide how big the image should be. In some cases, someone else may give you the size (like when you’re hired to create a web banner or an ad, or post an image in an online discussion forum). Other times, you choose the size (like when you email a digital photo or send a sample design to a client). Once you know the size you need, you can use the Image Size dialog box (The Mighty Image Size Dialog Box) to resize the image—provided it’s already the correct aspect ratio. If your image needs a little pruning around the edges, grab the Crop tool and then choose “W x H x Resolution” from the Options bar’s aspect-ratio-and-crop-size menu (Cropping to a Specific Shape, Size, and Resolution). Next, enter your desired dimensions in the width and height fields and be sure to include the unit of measurement, such as 800 px. You can either leave the resolution field blank or enter 72. (For more on resizing with the Crop tool, see Chapter 6.)

  2. Decide which file format to use.

    The most common choices are JPEG, PNG, and GIF. See Choosing the Best File Format for ...

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