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Resizing – Epson PhotoPlus User Manual

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Editing: Transforming Your Images

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Click outside the selected area if you change your

mind or want to start over. When you move the

mouse pointer inside the selection, it turns into a

pair of scissors. Click inside the selection to “cut

away” the rest of the picture.

Resizing

Resizing

You can use the Resize tool to enlarge or reduce a

selected part of an image. Then you can use the resized

area like any other selection—by cutting, copying, or

pasting it, and so on. Resizing opens up lots of creative

possibilities. To change the size of an entire image, use

the Image Size

Image Size

command on the Edit menu.

Resizing a Selection

Resizing a Selection

Follow these steps:

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Click the Resize tool.

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Click and drag on the part of the image you want to

resize. When you release the mouse button, an

“animated” rectangle surrounds the selected area.

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Click and drag a corner of the selection to change its

size. The selected area “floats” on top of the original

image; you can move it by clicking inside the

selection and dragging with your mouse.

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To remove the selection mask, click the Crop tool

and then click the image outside of the selection.

Crop out background to focus on your subject.

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