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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?
I do not use the new Home workspace either. I asked about the New Document interface. As you can see in my preferences general section I disable the Home screen and I do not enable the old legacy "New Document" Interface. In Preferences workspace section I do not open document in Tabs or enable floating image windows to be dock. You can see how Photoshop open on my workstation. See what the New document interface looks like and how a new document open one my workstation.
Have you tried resetting your Photoshop Preferences.
1adam-12@wavecable.com wrote
I've been using Photoshop since ver 4... I have a pretty good idea how it works.... PRIOR to updating to ver 2019, ANYTIME I created a document ... such as 12 in x 24 in x 300ppi.... and saved or closed THAT image... the very next time I opened a NEW document, the settings automatically defaulted to 12 in x 24 in x 300ppi.... same is true if I created a document at 24 in x 48 in x 200ppi... After I closed THAT document... then opened a NEW document Photoshop would open with 24 in x 48 in x 200ppi....It wasn't until AFTER installing the update that Photoshop started opening EVERY new document as 1843 PIXELS x 2911 PIXELS x 240.005 PPI.... and this is NOT a download bug... because I have re-installed the latest version... so I am baffled...
Thanks again for the help and suggestions so far....
OK, we now have a much better idea of what is going on, but not necessarily an answer.
Can you show us a screenshot of your new document panel?
Do we know what operating system you are using?
this is what PS looks like when I open the program..
1adam-12@wavecable.com wrote
thanks for the suggestion... but as I stated in my original post... I have ALREADY done that ! !
The document has pixels. That's a given. If you want to work in inches, change the ruler as suggested.
If you want the image size dialog panel to display inches, uncheck Resample. If the ruler is set to Inches, then the Image size will change to inches as soon as you uncheck resample.
You can change parameters in the image size panel with resample unchecked.
So if I change the resolution, the linear image size will change accordingly.
Or you can enter a size in the width or height fields, and the resolution will change to fit that.
The bottom line is that the size and resolution you used in the new document panel will be adhered to. You can trust that and get on with your project.
Inches are not an available option for type in Preferences
But you can specify a size in inches in the Options bar.
So if you type 1in in the size field
And Tab out of that field, it will change to the unit set in Preferences
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.
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
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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