Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
To work with video in Photoshop, you should have the QuickTime player plug-in installed on your com-
puter. QuickTime is pre-installed with the Mac OS operating system; Windows users can download the
QuickTime player for free from the Apple website,
apple.com/quicktime
.
Viewing the completed file
Before starting this lesson, you'll use your browser to view the completed page with navigational links that
you will create in this part of the lesson. You should note that creating an entire web page as a graphic (as
you will see in this example) has limited use, such as creating a mock-up for a page that will later be con-
verted to HTML, CSS, and images.
1
Open your web browser—you can use any browser for this lesson (Firefox, Safari, Opera, or Internet
Explorer, to name a few).
2
Choose File > Open, or Open File. The exact menu selection varies depending on the type and version
of your browser, but the menu item for opening a page in your browser should be under the File menu.
3
In the Open dialog box, navigate to the ps13lessons folder on your hard drive and open the file called
ps1301_done.html
. An image created to help viewers navigate a website appears. If you prefer, locate
ps1301.html
in the ps13lessons folder and double-click it to open the file in your default browser
The completed web page in a web browser.
4
Click the Sales, Service, About, and Contact text links to see that you are directed to generic pages with
related titles.
You will create this web page from start to finish, including adding the links, and export the page using
CSS technology.
5
You can keep the finished web page open in the browser for reference, or choose to close it now.
6
Return to Photoshop CC.
Determining image size for the Web
This figure represents a typical monitor that is set at a screen resolution of 800 × 600. Many viewers will use a higher
resolution, such as 1024 × 768, 1280 × 800, or higher. A common size that many web designers are using at this time
is 960 px wide.
