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1adam_12
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January 29, 2019
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new document settings

  • January 29, 2019
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I have PS CC2019... EVERY time I open a "new document" the defult settings are as follows

Name= Untitled-1

Document type= Clipboard

width=1843 PIXELS

Height = 2911 PIXELS

Resolution = 240.005 Pixels/Inch

color mode= RGB Color 8 Bit

Background contents= white

So my question is.... HOW do I get this document field to open ALWAYS in INCHES.... NOT pixels ????

I have tried setting the units and rulers to inches... that does NOT change anything...

I have tried to save a document AFTER I change to inches... then reopen... still opens in PIXELS..

additionally, even AFTER I change the Units and Rulers to inches... after working a document... closing PS... and then re-opening PS... it re-opens in PIXELS again...

WTF... Frustrated...

TIA...Dave

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      kayisok
      New Participant
      February 2, 2021

      Me too, not helpful to say "get used to it" ...THAT IS ALL I USE PHOTOSHOP FOR ...INCHES.

      Marja de Klerk
      Marja de Klerk
      Inspiring
      January 30, 2019

      If you choose a new document for PRINT it will give a size in inches. A new document for WEB will use pixels by default

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      1adam_12Author
      Participating Frequently
      January 30, 2019

      thank you for that... however, I do NOT open photoshop with the default screen.. so is there a way to have it open for PRINT in the classic view as I have it opening now... see my screen shot above for how it looks when I open... thanks...Dave

      D Fosse
      D Fosse
      Adobe Expert
      January 30, 2019

      Make a new preset:

      Yes, I hear what you're saying, but what you want would cause no end of misunderstandings and complaints - and very likely did: we've had our share of posters who opened a 50 000 x 80 000 pixel document and couldn't figure out why Photoshop choked.

      If this has changed, it's a sensible change IMO.

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      mjbelt
      Participating Frequently
      January 30, 2019

      1. Go to Edit>Preferences and "Reset Preferences On Quit"

      (optional: check "Use Legacy "New Document" Interface)

      When you go to File>Create New...notice Document fields W X H (inches)

      2. Units & Rulers (Rulers: Inches)

      JJMack
      JJMack
      Adobe Expert
      January 29, 2019

      I think as you use Photoshop more and more you will see the Photoshop save some setting you change while you edit things.  Photoshop remembers it for the time the feature is used.  For example If I open documents and in the image windows my rulers are displaying  in Pixels. If I right click on a ruler a menu will open and I can select inches.  The next I open an image it will open with  rulers showing inches.

      JJMack
      Trevor.Dennis
      Trevor.Dennis
      Adobe Expert
      January 29, 2019

      Just change your rulers to Inches, and that's how you will work the image.

      If this does not fit your workflow, can you explain what is causing you problems?

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      1adam_12Author
      Participating Frequently
      January 29, 2019

      thanks for the suggestion... but as I stated in my original post... I have ALREADY done that ! !

        D Fosse
        D Fosse
        Adobe Expert
        January 29, 2019

        Photoshop works in pixels. That's the basic unit. So when you open a new document, you define it by the pixel dimensions.

        Yes, it would be possible to define a new document in inches, as long as you also set a pixels per inch value. Which is just a roundabout way to define the pixel dimensions, so you get back to that either way.

        But inches alone means nothing in Photoshop. That's not a file property.

        I suggest you get used to it. It will help you understand better how Photoshop works.

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