How to Create a New File

If you want to use Photoshop to create a new image, you'll need to create a new file. This will create a blank canvas that you can add anything to. First, run Photoshop CS3. Inside Photoshop CS3, open the File menu and choose New.

Inside the menus, you may sometimes see a hotkey on the right of a menu item. A hotkey lets you access the command using a keyboard shortcut. For example, beside New is Ctrl+N. When you press Ctrl+N on your keyboard, it'll activate the New command just like choosing the File> New menu. Once you become more familiar with Photoshop CS3, you'll find these hotkeys useful tool for speeding up your workflow.

Once you've clicked new, a window will appear with many settings.