Photoshop and Professional lab printing

Photoshop 7
Win XP Pro
Sony G520 CRT

I'm trying to work on photos taken with a Canon digital and create
a finished file that I plan to bring to a professional photo lab
for printing.

I don't want to print on my (cheap) color printer, because I really
want a fine quality print which my printer is not capable of.

The more I examine the options, the more confused I get:

My Sony monitor provides all kinds of color temperature options as
well as an sRGB option where there are no color temperature
adjustments. How should I set the monitor?

Then, I tried creating an icc profile using the wizard but now I
can't figure out how to load it.

More importantly, I see that there is an option in Photoshop
Image/assign profile. Here there are many options, and one option
that says "don't color manage". Which do I choose?

Then, do I make my changes using RGB or CMYK if I want it printed
in a professional lab.Photoshop 7

I've tried to read the online help but I don't understand enough to
have it be helpful.

Might someone be able to explain some of this to me and/or to point
me to sites which would help someone who doesn't understand it very
well.

TIA

Louise

"louise" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Photoshop 7
> Win XP Pro
> Sony G520 CRT
>
> I'm trying to work on photos taken with a Canon digital and create
> a finished file that I plan to bring to a professional photo lab
> for printing.
>
> I don't want to print on my (cheap) color printer, because I really
> want a fine quality print which my printer is not capable of.
>
> The more I examine the options, the more confused I get:
>
> My Sony monitor provides all kinds of color temperature options as
> well as an sRGB option where there are no color temperature
> adjustments. How should I set the monitor?
>
> Then, I tried creating an icc profile using the wizard but now I
> can't figure out how to load it.
>
> More importantly, I see that there is an option in Photoshop
> Image/assign profile. Here there are many options, and one option
> that says "don't color manage". Which do I choose?
>
> Then, do I make my changes using RGB or CMYK if I want it printed
> in a professional lab.Photoshop 7
>
> I've tried to read the online help but I don't understand enough to
> have it be helpful.
>
> Might someone be able to explain some of this to me and/or to point
> me to sites which would help someone who doesn't understand it very
> well.
>
> TIA
>
> Louise

What is with this posting.

It is almost identical to the one "Newbie confused about color profiles etc"
on comp.graphics.apps.photoshop on 3rd September.

I thought you had been quite satisfied by the answers you received.

Roy G