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.
From the File menu or the Welcome screen, choose
New > Blank File.
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.