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Crop and change the image size in one step

Crop and change the image size in one step - Photoshop Tutorial

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Crop and change the image size in one step

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One of the assumptions that's made when we use the image size command to resize a document is that you want to use the entire image and the image is already at the correct aspect ratio. But what if I only want to use a portion of the image? And what if I want to change the aspect ratio and define the width, height, and resolution of the document all in one step? Well, let's start off by choosing image and then image size. If I want to print this image at a four by five aspect ratio at 300 pixels per inch. Well, we're never going to succeed because if I enter in five for the width, I don't get four for the height. And if I enter in four for the height, well, I don't get five for the width because the original image is at a different aspect ratio. So let's cancel out of here and I'll tap the C key to select the crop tool. Then I can choose the four by five aspect ratio. If I want to swap the orientation, we can click on these two arrows or just tap the X key. And now I can choose to…

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