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petewilliams
01-30-2008, 02:01 PM
I currently use Fireworks to mock up my sites and to be honest I absolutely love it.

However, I want to get a job as a web designer and the majority of places ask for experience in Photoshop. I've got Photoshop but so far my attempts to mock up even the most basic of sites seems to end in frustration, and I end up going back to Fireworks.

One thing in particular that I haven't managed to figure out is this. Let's say I mock up a page with a header that's 100 pixels high, but later on decide I want to make it 90 pixels high. As far as I can tell there's no way to access the exact dimensions of the box and just type in "90" - is that right? If so, it seems a little crazy.

When designing web pages it seems pretty important to be able to access exact pixel dimensions, but I just can't figure out how. Can anyone point me in the right direction, either by telling me how or recommending some good tutorials?

Thanks,

Pete

KDLA
01-30-2008, 03:48 PM
Edit > Transform or Free Transform Path.
Once you start working with the tool, the pixel dimensions appear in the menu bar.

KDLA

ArtemMC
01-30-2008, 04:08 PM
It's you....




lol, sorry, had to say it when I saw the title ;)

petewilliams
01-30-2008, 04:56 PM
It's you....

lol, sorry, had to say it when I saw the title ;)
:p Yeah I knew it would be, I chose that title because I thought it would draw some attention!

Thanks KDLA, I haven't got time to check that out right now but sounds like you may well have solved it for me!

Pete