# PhotoshopElements

# Create a new blank file

To create a web graphic, banner, or company logo and letterhead, or to create a photo collage or scrapbook page by mixing parts of different images, start from a new blank file.

1. From the File menu or the Welcome screen, choose New > Blank File.
2. Enter options for the new image.
   Name
     Names the new image file.

   Preset
     Provides options for setting the width, height, and resolution of images that you intend to print or to view on‑screen. Select Clipboard to use the size and resolution of data that you copied to the clipboard. You can also base a new image on the size and resolution of any open image by choosing its name from the bottom of the Preset menu.

   Width, Height, and Resolution
     Sets these options individually. The default values are based on the last image you created, unless you’ve copied data to the clipboard.

   Color Mode
     Sets an image to RGB color, grayscale, or bitmap (1‑bit mode). You usually should select RGB.

   Background Contents
     Sets the color of the image Background layer. White is the default. Select Background Color to use the current background color (shown in the toolbox). Select Transparent to make the default layer transparent, with no color values—the new image will have a Layer 1 instead of a Background layer.
     Be sure to choose the correct size and resolution before beginning to edit. Changing those settings after editing could introduce blurriness or require pixels to be removed. Other settings can be changed after editing.

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