Resizing An Image
by Sunni
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how to resize an image so it is only 350 Pixels on the longest side. A pixel stands for a
picture element. One of the individual squares that make up a raster image and the
smallest element that can be assigned a color. If you zoom in on an image real close, you
can see the individual pixels. For submissions to the EggersPSP list, images need to be
saved so their longest side is only 350 pixels in order to make the attached images small
enough for an email to download fairly quickly. This is so individuals who have limited
time on the internet can receive each others' lesson images with minimum impact. As an aside: the words "image" and "graphic" are interchangeable, so if "image" is used in one sentence and "graphic" in another, they actually mean the same thing.
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 The graphic to the right is a snapshot of my workspace. Your toolbars will,
most likely, be "docked" along the top where I have "docked" mine
along the left side of my workspace. This is personal preference and, hopefully, won't
confuse you too much.In this example, my graphic is 396 pixels wide and 485 pixels tall. I received that information by reading the pixel size of the image in the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen. You will find image information in the lower right hand corner of your workspace. The number on the left is always how wide your image is while the number on the right is how tall your image is. To resize your image you need to determine which is the longest side. If the number on the left is larger, then the longest side is the width of your image. If the number, as in this example, is on the right, the longest side is the height of your image. |
To resize your image, mouse up to the top Menu Bar and left click once on the word, Image. Scroll down until Resize is highlighted and left click once. |
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PSP will automatically determine which is the longest side and plug the numbers into the Pixel size section for you. Here I've plugged in the actual size of the example image I'm using to demonstrate which side is what size. Once again, notice the Width is on the left and the Height is on the right. |
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Now mouse down and left click once on the OK button. |
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This will take you back to your image. Now it is resized so you have 350 pixels on the longest side of your image. You can verify this by looking at the right side of your Status Bar along the bottom of your workspace. Notice how this example now shows 286 x 350! Mouse up to Edit then scroll down to Save. You are now resized! |
This will pop up the Resize window. You want to use the top section of this
window as shown in the example to the right. The radio button next to Pixel size has a dot
in it. The dot determines that this is the action you want to take. You also want to make
sure there are checkmarks in the two boxes I have circled in red for you near the bottom
of the graphic on the right. This will insure your entire image retains the proper ratio
of width to height when you change the size.
Left click on the larger number in the Pixel size area. In this example,
since my image is taller than it is wide, I select the number on the right. Type 350 to
replace the number in the box you've selected. PSP will automatically plug in the correct
number in the other box. In this example, I typed 350 into the Height box and PSP plugged
in 286 into the Width box.
