How to UpdateYour Photoshop Template:

Location: classbox/ vfainshtein/ art85File name: website_template.psd

(The template is a layered Photoshop file.

Do not compress the layers. Please save a copy of the template on your flash drive, etc.)

Adding Visual Guides:

1. If the rulers are not visible, chooseView > Rulers (or press CmdR).

2. Drag from the horizontal ruler to create a horizontal guide.

3. Drag from the vertical ruler to create a vertical guide.

to remove a guide: select it and drag it off the page

Updating Text:

1. Double-click on the “T” icon to select text2. Now that old text is selected, you can

delete it & add new text

Changing Bkg. Color to Solid Color:

1. Select “Background Color” layer.2. Double-click the black box to open Color Picker.

3. Pick a new color and click “OK”.

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Changing Bkg. Color to Solid Color:

4. Go to Edit > Fill (or press Shift F5)5. Fill the contents of your layer with foreground

color and click the “O.K” button

Changing The Color of The Gradient:

1. Select “Background Color” layer2. Double-click the foreground color box to pick new bkg. color. Say “O.K” once the new color is

selected.

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Changing The Color of The Gradient:

3. Press Cmd U. Check “Colorize” box on the right.4. Adjust Hue, Lightness and Saturation

settings and say “O.K”.

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Bringing New Images Into Photoshop:

If you found your image on the Web:Use “Copy & Paste” to bring it into Photoshop.To copy an image on a MAC, hold down Cmd key and right click on the image. The shortcut for paste is Cmd V.

If the image is saved on your drive:1. Go to File > Open to open it in Photoshop2. Press Select All (or Cmd A)3. Copy it (Cmd C) and Paste (Cmd V) into the template file

(website_template.psd)

Replacing the Banner Image:

1. Copy & paste your new image in Photoshop.

2. Place the new image directly above the layercalled “Banner”.

3. Position your mouse pointer over theborder between the two layers and hold down the Option key. When the mouse pointer changes to two overlapping circles, click once to create a clipping mask.