| Why convert PSD to HTML? Some web designers | | | | Using these programs web designers can buy PSD |
| create websites in CSS files. CSS stands for | | | | template files and work around them in their graphic |
| Cascading Style Sheets. This is a technique of | | | | programs then integrate the images into HTML by |
| designing web pages that allows changes to be made | | | | imbedding them as images in the code of their site. |
| on all the web pages just by changing some code in | | | | However, not every one is conversant with working |
| one file. Web designers use PSD file formats to store | | | | with images in Photoshop or the other software that |
| these web pages. However, it is not possible to use | | | | can open and alter PSD files. They need to hire |
| these in the format that they are saved in along | | | | professionals who can convert PSD to HTML code |
| withHTML code, the generally accepted code for | | | | for them. These professionals will use the exact |
| web site design. | | | | technique as mentioned earlier. They will use |
| When a web designer receives a CD containing PSD | | | | Photoshop or its compatible software, slice the |
| images he or she needs to convert them to HTML in | | | | images and save them as JPEG or GIF images and |
| order to use them on web pages or to edit the | | | | integrate the images in the HTML. |
| images. This can easily be done using the program | | | | Entire web templates are available in PSD formats. |
| that was used to create the PSD, which is Adobe | | | | These can be used as it or they can be opened in an |
| Photoshop. The.PSD file extension is used with | | | | imaging software and reworked to suit the theme of |
| Photoshop. So, to convert a PSD to HTML one can | | | | the site being developed. It is possible to change |
| do one of three things, use Adobe Photoshop to | | | | around the size of the images in the PSD or change |
| convert the file to another format, use a PSD | | | | the background even change the images as well to |
| converter or hire a professional to hard code the | | | | entirely different images. |
| PSD to HTML code(a web page or web pages). | | | | Txt boxes can be placed in layers and buttons can |
| Many graphic web designers design web pages and | | | | be added or removed from the PSD template then |
| save them as PSD files. Because this type of file | | | | the PSD to HTML or PSD to CSS conversion is |
| opens with a very expensive software called Adobe | | | | carried out by hard coding the image to fit into HTML |
| Photoshop and because this type of file is becoming | | | | frames or layers. If a webmaster is proficient with |
| increasingly popular many software programmers | | | | working with imaging software it is not problem but if |
| have developed software that can open and work | | | | not then the job will obviously have to be outsourced |
| with PSD file extensions. There are a few less | | | | to some contractor such as a freelance professional |
| expensive programs that are compatible with PSD | | | | who can do a great job converting PSD to HTML and |
| files. | | | | producing a quality website in the bargain. |