At this time, I believe the most common used resolution on the internet is 1024×768 (I hope that changes… soon). And I have read the best website width for a website designed for 1024×768 is 960px, which seems pretty good to me!
So how is this easily done? How can I create the 960 px wide block and center it in 2 steps?
- Create a new image with a width of 960 px and a height of 1200 px.
- From the top menu click Image then click Canvas Size. Set the width of your New Canvas to 1200 px.
- Set the Canvas Extension colour to black.
You can now add guides to show you where your websites boundaries are.