Adobe photoshop elements User Manual
CHAPTER 1
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Looking at the Work Area
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Drag over the part of the image you want
to magnify.
Drag the zoom tool to magnify the view.
The area inside the zoom marquee is displayed at
the highest possible magnification. To move the
marquee around the image, begin dragging a
marquee and then hold down the spacebar while
dragging the marquee to a new location.
the highest possible magnification. To move the
marquee around the image, begin dragging a
marquee and then hold down the spacebar while
dragging the marquee to a new location.
To display an image at 100%:
Do one of the following:
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Double-click the zoom tool.
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Select the zoom tool or the hand tool, and click
Actual Pixels in the options bar.
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Choose View > Actual Pixels.
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Enter 100% in the Status Bar and press Enter or
Return (Mac OS).
To change the view to fit the screen:
Do one of the following:
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Double-click the hand tool.
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Select the zoom tool or the hand tool, and click
Fit on Screen in the options bar.
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Choose View > Fit on Screen.
These options scale both the zoom level and the
window size to fit the available screen space.
window size to fit the available screen space.
To automatically resize the window when magnifying
or reducing the view:
With the Zoom tool active, select Resize Windows
To Fit in the options bar. The window resizes when
you magnify or reduce the view of the image.
To Fit in the options bar. The window resizes when
you magnify or reduce the view of the image.
When Resize Windows To Fit is deselected, the
window maintains a constant size regardless
of the image’s magnification. This can be helpful
when using smaller monitors or working with
tiled views.
window maintains a constant size regardless
of the image’s magnification. This can be helpful
when using smaller monitors or working with
tiled views.
To automatically resize the window when magnifying
or reducing the view using keyboard shortcuts:
Choose Edit > Preferences > General, select the
Keyboard Zoom Resizes Windows preference, and
click OK.
Keyboard Zoom Resizes Windows preference, and
click OK.
Navigating the view area
If you have enlarged your image, you can navigate
to bring another area of the image into view.
to bring another area of the image into view.
To view another area of an image:
Do one of the following:
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Use the window scroll bars.
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Select the hand tool ( ) and drag to pan over
the image.
To use the hand tool while another tool is
selected, hold down the spacebar as you drag
selected, hold down the spacebar as you drag
in the image.