September 2006
Beginner
574 pages
24h 23m
English
Content preview from Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual
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76 Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual
Cropping Pictures
2. Activate the Marquee tool.
Click the Marquee tool in the Toolbox (the little dotted square) or press M.
Choose the Rectangular Marquee tool.
3. Enter your settings in the Options bar.
First go to the Mode menu and choose Fixed Size. Next, enter the dimensions
you want in the Width and Height boxes.
4. Drag anywhere in your image.
You get a selection the exact size you chose in the Options bar.
5. Crop your Image.
Go to Image ➝ Crop.
The Cookie Cutter tool also gives you a way to create really interesting crops, as
shown in Figure 3-13.
Figure 3-12:
When you let go after making your
Marquee selection, you see the
“marching ants” around the edge
of your selection. You can
reposition the marquee by
dragging it. To do so, just put your
cursor anywhere inside the
selection marquee and then drag
it.
Marching ants
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