Newbie Help

[Bob Pensik]

Hi everyone,

Ok so i just bought photoshop and am playing around with it and having a blast, but when i save an image i made i want to set it wallpaper but i can't seem to be able to do that, i make my images in RGB format, is there a way to save them as some other format that i could use to set to wallpaper or something????

I know this is prolly a simple answer, but i don't know much if anything about the program!!

Also i was wondering if anyone knows a goodd site or something with good tutorials for making things like cool wallpaper, or just good tutorials on how to use a lot of the things within photoshop

Oh and one more thing, i might be purchasing a Mac soon, and didn't realize that when i bought this program, is photoshop compatable on both systems with the same CD or do i have to buy a new version compatable for mac???

[Bob Pensik]

Hi everyone,

Ok so i just bought photoshop and am playing around with it and having a blast, but when i save an image i made i want to set it wallpaper but i can't seem to be able to do that, i make my images in RGB format, is there a way to save them as some other format that i could use to set to wallpaper or something????

I know this is prolly a simple answer, but i don't know much if anything about the program!!

Also i was wondering if anyone knows a goodd site or something with good tutorials for making things like cool wallpaper, or just good tutorials on how to use a lot of the things within photoshop

Oh and one more thing, i might be purchasing a Mac soon, and didn't realize that when i bought this program, is photoshop compatable on both systems with the same CD or do i have to buy a new version compatable for mac???

[Gary G]

Bob

Save the image you wish to make a wallpaper by File-->Save As a JPG format.

As for Windows-Mac compatibility, the CDs from Adobe are targeted at
specific platforms. So you will need to purchase a Mac version of
Photoshop. Adobe may have some license xfer program that will help.

Gary G

"Bob Pensik" <bobpensik@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
>
> Ok so i just bought photoshop and am playing around with it and having a

blast, but when i save an image i made i want to set it wallpaper but i
can't seem to be able to do that, i make my images in RGB format, is there a
way to save them as some other format that i could use to set to wallpaper
or something????

>
> I know this is prolly a simple answer, but i don't know much if anything

about the program!!

>
> Also i was wondering if anyone knows a goodd site or something with good

tutorials for making things like cool wallpaper, or just good tutorials on
how to use a lot of the things within photoshop

>
> Oh and one more thing, i might be purchasing a Mac soon, and didn't

realize that when i bought this program, is photoshop compatable on both
systems with the same CD or do i have to buy a new version compatable for
mac???

[Colin Walls]

First off, RGB isn't a format, it's a "mode" in which the colours are represented. That is fine for what you want to do.

Windows wallpaper is generally stored at BMP files [although there are possibilities for using JPEG]. All you need to do is create an image of the right size [say 1024x768 for a screen-full or smaller if you want it to tile]. Then save it somewhere sensible and tell Windows [via Display properties].

Can't see what a tutorial would tell you, because that's it. All of this is in the manual and the help file. Frankly, if you've just spent over $500 on software, you should expect to invest a little time/effort too.

If you haven't spent that much, maybe you have Photoshop Elements. In which case, all the above is true, but there's another forum for that product.

If you have bought the Windows product, you can't use it on a Mac. If you want to "migrate", you should talk to Adobe Customer Service.

[Colin Walls]

Quick on the draw Tony ... :-)

[Colin Walls]

Quick on the draw Tony ... :-)

[dave milbut]

Adobe may have some license xfer program that will help.




they do. you need to call customer service. same version transfer (newest release only) i think are cost of shipping only. if a newer version is out, you'll need to pay the regualar upgrade price plus shipping.

[Michael B. Field]

you can also (save as BMP) and copy them to the directory in the operating system where the other backgrounds are stored. In win2K it is in C:\WINNT. If you do that you won't lose the file from the directory and you won't have to point to it, it'll always be there. I suggest saving at 72ppi or 96ppi.

[Colin Walls]

The PPI setting is irrelevant for images viewed on the screen.

All that counts is the number of pixels.

[Colin Walls]

The PPI setting is irrelevant for images viewed on the screen.

All that counts is the number of pixels.

[YrbkMgr]

I was going to say something but decided to let it pass. Glad you did.

[YrbkMgr]

I was going to say something but decided to let it pass. Glad you did.

[Michael B. Field]

youre right of course; I was just thinkin you don't want to start draggin 600 MB files into the nt folder; resizing to screen res would be better though.

[Michael B. Field]

youre right of course; I was just thinkin you don't want to start draggin 600 MB files into the nt folder; resizing to screen res would be better though.

[YrbkMgr]

got yer point michael. sometimes we have a tendancy to pick gnat poop out of pepper. <grin>.

[YrbkMgr]

got yer point michael. sometimes we have a tendancy to pick gnat poop out of pepper. <grin>.

[dave milbut]

resolution also has nothing to do w/file size. an 800x600 image at 3000ppi is the same file size as one 800x600 72ppi

[YrbkMgr]

Shhh... let this dog die. <grin>

[Michael B. Field]

No, thats ok; correct me. Sometimes I write before I think.
Isn't an 8x10 at 300ppi higher resolution than an 8x10 at 72ppi?

[Michael B. Field]

No, thats ok; correct me. Sometimes I write before I think.
Isn't an 8x10 at 300ppi higher resolution than an 8x10 at 72ppi?