Unlike earlier versions of Photoshop, the Web gallery option is no longer included in the application itself but in the companion software Adobe Bridge, which is installed when you install Photoshop CS4. Photoshop CS4 and Bridge are seamlessly integrated, so creating a gallery is as simple as saving your files in Photoshop, and then moving into Bridge to do the final organization.

  1. Edit each of your files in Photoshop and save them in a single folder on your computer.
  2. Step 2

    Go to the “File” menu and click on “Browse in Bridge…”

  3. Step 3

    Browse to the folder that you saved your pictures to and select the ones you wish to include in the gallery by clicking on each one while holding down the “Ctrl” key. Press “Ctrl” and the “A” key to select all pictures in the folder.

  4. Step 4

    Choose “WEB GALLERY” in the right panel, and use the standard settings. You can add information like a gallery title and your email address in the fields under the “Site Info” heading.

  5. Step 5

    Select the color Palette for your Web gallery. If you don’t know what colors to choose, just select grays and blacks, as they will work well with anything.

  6. Step 6

    Choose your “Appearance” settings. The default settings are fine for most situations.

  7. Step 7

    Decide whether you want to upload the files immediately or save them to your hard drive for later uploading. If you wish to save to a disk, just select a folder and press “Save.” Otherwise, check the “Upload” bubble, enter your FTP server information and click “Upload.”

Tips & Warnings
  • Use the “Preview in Browser” button at the top of the right panel to see what your gallery will look like before you upload it.
  • Don’t put more than 20 or 30 pictures in a single gallery. Instead, split up larger groups of pictures into smaller catagories, based on subject or chronological order. For instance, if you have a set of 60 pictures from a three-day vacation, it will be better to split that into two or three galleries than to have a huge collection of pictures that will take forever to load on slower Internet connections.


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