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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Working with files
Last updated 7/26/2011
Viewing images
Viewing images
In Full Edit, Guided Edit, or Quick Fix, the Hand tool , the Zoom tools , the Zoom commands, and the
Navigator panel let you view different areas of an image at different magnifications. The document window is where
your image appears. You can open additional windows to display several views of an image at once (such as different
magnifications).
You can magnify or reduce your view using various methods. The window’s title bar displays the zoom percentage
(unless the window is too small for the display to fit).
If you want to view another area of an image, either use the window scroll bars or select the Hand tool and drag to pan
over the
image. You can also use the Navigator panel.
To use the Hand tool while another tool is selected, hold down the spacebar as you drag within the image.
Dragging the Hand tool to view another area of an image. (The appearance of scroll bars can vary from those in the example.)
Zoom in or out
❖ Do one of the following:
• Select the Zoom tool , and click either the Zoom In or Zoom Out button in the options bar. Click the
area you want to magnify. Each click magnifies or reduces the image to the next preset percentage, and centers the
display around the point you click. When the image has reached its maximum magnification level of 3200% or
minimum reduction level of 1 pixel, the magnifying glass appears empty.
Note: You can drag a Zoom tool over the part of an image you want to magnify. Make sure that the Zoom In button is
selected in the options bar. To move the zoom marquee around the image, begin dragging a marquee, and then hold down
the spacebar while dragging the marquee to a new location.
