What does DPI mean? theres a contest I want to do and it says "send in artwork atleast 2x3 and 300 Dpi" What does that mean exactly?

Dots per inch BOB

Dots per inch? what dots? I don't understand....

your printer doesn't print like you normally think. it prints extremely small dots for the image. the higher the dpi, the better the resolution. i hope this helps you.

(From a simple Google search for the definiton of the term -- Try it next time you need a definition) DOTS PER INCH (DPI) 1) In computers, dots per inch (dpi) is a measure of the sharpness (that is, the density of illuminated points) on a display screen. The dot pitch determines the absolute limit of the possible dots per inch. However, the displayed resolution of pixels (picture elements) that is set up for the display is usually not as fine as the dot pitch. The dots per inch for a given picture resolution will differ based on the overall screen size since the same number of pixels are being spread out over a different space. Some users prefer the term "pixels per inch (ppi)" as a measure of display image sharpness, reserving dpi for use with the print medium. 2) In printing, dots per inch (dpi) is the usual measure of printed image quality on the paper. The average personal computer printer today provides 300 dpi or 600 dpi. Choosing the higher print quality usually reduces the speed of printing each page.

@rac "(From a simple Google search for the definiton of the term -- Try it next time you need a definition)" Now that would be just to easy ;-)

Try this, you need a picture that is at least 600 by 900 pixels. if you check your image properties, it will tell you what the dimensions are. If you have photoshop, its even easier, just create a new image, edit canvas size, and set 2 in by 3 in as your canvas dimensions and 300 as your resolution.