website size

[newtothis]

Hello,

I am creating my website to the size suggested on the video (600x900)

My question is my info seems to be a bit long, and I am lacking room in length. Is it okay to resize to a 700 or 800 length? If so how do I do this? I want the site to look good on all screens but I have a lot of info and need the user to be able to scroll down for the additional info.

Any advice and how to do it is appreciated!

thanks so much...

[falkencreative]

Users understand how to scroll, so having a page that goes beyond a 600px height isn't a problem. There shouldn't be anything that you have to do to make this happen -- the page should expand and contract naturally based on the amount of content you have.

[newtothis]

Thanks Ben,

The page does not contract naturally on photoshop. I think I need to resize but don't know how. For example I have to photos near the 600 mark, when I move them (which I need to do) they just go off the page...

Any advice?

thx again...

[falkencreative]

Sorry, I was thinking that you were coding the site, but it sounds like you are still working with Photoshop. You can use Canvas Size (Image > Canvas Size) to adjust the size of the Photoshop document.

[newtothis]

Thanks Ben! I adjusted the canvas size but when I did the new 200 layer has a bunch of squares (looks like a checkered table cloth) do you know why and how to remove?

Sorry for the all to easy questions, but this is all really new and its trial and error at this point.

thanks!

[falkencreative]

Those checkered squares indicate that that particular area of the document is transparent.

 

You probably have a "Background" layer of some sort that contains your background -- just extend that layer to cover the transparent area. In most cases, you can select the background layer, press Control-T (or Apple-T if you use a Mac) and stretch the background that way... it depends on the way your document is set up.

[newtothis]

Thanks so much Ben for all your help! Working now and I learned 2 new things! I really appreciate your help...