Now that you've got the colour temperature set on your monitor, you've got a few choices as to how you're going to calibrate. They range from the free to the expensive, but as usual, you get what you pay for...

• Matching your screen to a print. This is the cheapest, and will get your monitor looking a little like your prints, but that's about it. You'll want to print out an image that has a lot of colours, ranging from the very dark to the very saturated. The best choice is a colour test chart which you can either do yourself, or download from the web. Some test images can be found here (I really recommend that you read that page too - it'll give you a lot more information on monitor calibration then this short introduction can). Now print the image out using a profiled paper to ensure your printed colours will match the original image, and then wait until the print is dry. Your print should now be a good match for the original image.

  You've now got the fun of altering the RGB settings of your monitor until the image on screen looks like the finished print. I'd recommend putting up your contrast and brightness to the maximum initially.