Originally posted by l99057j:
I'm fairly new to PhotoShop so this is probably an easy one...
When I bring an image up and I know in advance I'm going to crop print the image at a particular size, say 5x7, how can I measure the size of the selection? I find myself cropping the image large, looking at the size of the image, cropping just a bit again, and repeating the process until I zero in on my intended size. I can't seem to find any way to get PS to show me the size of the cropping rectangle while I'm creating it.
Thanks |
1. Select the Rectangular marquee tool to display its Options palette.
2. In the Marquee Options palette select either:
a. Constrained Aspect Ratio to set a height-to-width ratio. Enter the values (including decimal values) for the aspect ratio. For example, to draw a marquee twice as wide as it is high, enter 2 for the width and 1 for the height.
b. Fixed Size to specify set values for the marquee̢۪s height and width. Enter pixel values in whole numbers. Keep in mind that the number of pixels needed to create a 1-inch selection depends on the resolution of the image.
3. To reposition a marquee, first drag to create the border, keeping the mouse button depressed. When you have finished drawing the border, click inside the selection; then drag it where you want.
Regards,
Mick |
