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Help creating a shape a certain size


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osakamitsu

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Hello... I just cant figure out how to do this... please help me. Ok so I am following this tutorial to learn how to design a website here:

webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/complete-websites/design-and-develop-a-complete-website-a-tuts-mini-series-pt-1/#comment-11144

If you scroll down to the Step A4: Creating the wireframe I am told to create a soft rectangular shape of 980X150. I am using the 960 grid system and I have a resolution of 72 pixels and 1020X2200 document size. I have no idea how to specify that this shape is 980X150. I did however see the dropdown box above that allows me to specify a fixed sixe by W and H and I set it to 980X150 pixels but the box is WAY smaller than it should be. I noticed that if I zzom way in a small box has 10 pixels in it and there are 10 small boxes per large box... so 100 pixels per large box. Even if I count it count like that it doesnt come out right. Either I am over complicating this or I am doing this way wrong.. or maybe even both. Can someone set me on the right path cause I am getting REALLY frustrated.
 
Here's a screenshot of what the tute is asking... it's just the document in the size specifeid and the selection for the 980x150 rectangle filled with white...

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Is this what's showing in your monitor?

If you followed everything corectly in the tute, I'm sure you would have come up with this.

Post a screenshot of your image document up to this point in the tute so we can better see and deduce what went wrong......
 
I would also suggest checking your settings when doing - Step A3: (Re)Sizing the document....

You could have mistakenly resized the image rather than the document canvass....


I forgot to welcome you, osakamitsu .
 
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Hey, Thanks for the replies! Well turns out I have been doing it right all along! I've been going crazy and all along its been photoshop glitching! At least I guess thats what it is... I did the same thing I've been trying for hours and all of a sudden I had the correct shape dimensions. So frustrating but at least its working now... Thanks again!
 
I see you are a beginner in photoshop, glad that you finally did it, anyway, stick with Photoshop and test different colors, sizes, watch tutorials, read eBooks to enhance your knowledge in Photoshop :)
 
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