Custom Sizes for Photographers
Photoshop’s dialog for creating new documents has a pop-up menu with a list of Preset Sizes. You’re probably thinking, “Hey, there’s a 4 × 6, 5 × 7, and 8 × 10—I’m set.” The problem is there’s no way to switch the orientation of these presets (so a 4 × 6 will always be a 4″ wide by 6″ tall portrait-oriented document). That’s why creating your own custom new document sizes is so important. Here’s how.
Step One. | Go under the File menu and choose New. When the New dialog box appears, click on the Preset pop-up menu to reveal the list of preset sizes. The preset sizes for photographers are the set just below the preset for Tabloid, and they include 2 × 3, 4 × 6, 5 × 7, and 8 × 10. The only problem with these is that ... |
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