2. Open Photoshop and create a
new document [File > New].
In the dialog box enter the
width and height of the
layout. I usually design for a
width of 780 pixels width.
This works well in monitors
with 800 x600 resolution as it
leaves 20 pixels for the
browser scroll bar. The
resolution for the web is 72.
3. You can choose between
white, background color
(the color will be taken
from the background
color specified in the
toolbox) and
transparent background.
5. A new Photoshop
document/ canvas will
be created with a locked
Background layer in the
'Layers Palette'.
6. You can still change the
background color by
filling the Background
layer with the color of
your choice (specified in
the Foreground Color of
the Toolbox) and using
7. Name and Save the
document [File > Save].
Photoshop files have the
extension .psd. You can
name it "layout.psd".