#How to cut things out in photoshop cs2 full#

For example, if you set the Crop tool for 4 inches wide, any crop area you drag must be resized to fit into 4 inches.

When you use the Crop tool and in the Options bar you specify a fixed size while leaving Resolution blank, the size of the crop area you drag determines the resolution of the resulting image. How can I crop to specific dimensions without altering the resolution of the image? I just want to clip some pixels off of the sides of the image. When I use the Crop tool Options bar to crop to a specific dimensions, it changes the resolution of the image.

#How to cut things out in photoshop cs2 full#

If you work in one of the Full Screen modes (bottom), you can reach handles outside the crop area without having to zoom out. To reach that handle after you release the mouse, you'd have to zoom out. If you're viewing the document in Full Screen mode or Full Screen with Menu Bar mode, either choose View > Fit on Screen or zoom in and use the Hand tool to scroll past the edge either method allows tools to snap to the edge.įigure 3.9 In Standard Screen Mode (top), it's possible to drag a crop area handle past the window edge. Either zoom out or enlarge the window slightly to reveal the area outside the image, and you'll now be able to snap exactly to the image edge when you start or stop dragging ( Figure 3.9). It's much easier if there's space around the image. If you're viewing a document in the default window view (Standard Screen Mode), you may find it difficult to start or stop dragging precisely at the edge of an image. Is it possible to have more control over cropping near edges while I'm zoomed in close on the image? If I zoom out to see the area outside the image, I can no longer position the handle with precision. If I drag a crop handle outside the window, I can't get it back. I notice this most when I'm trying to move crop area handles in Perspective mode. The Crop tool is hard to control when it's right up against the edge of the window. The Crop tool uses your modified crop area to remove the perspective distortion.

Press Enter or Return to commit the crop area.

Drag corner handles to line up the edges of the crop area with perspective lines in the image.

When you commit the crop, the Crop tool removes the perspective distortion (bottom right). Figure 3.8 Dragging crop area handles (bottom left) to match perspective lines in the image, made possible by the Perspective checkbox in the Options bar for the Crop tool (top) while a crop area is active.