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Resize images · Choose Image > Image Size. · Do any of the following to modify the image preview: · To change the unit of measurement for the pixel ... AdobePhotoshop iPadFeatures Features What'sNew PhotoshopBrushes Content-AwareFill PhotoEffects Learn&Support ComparePlans FreeTrial Buynow Howtoresizeimages Search Lastupdatedon Aug20,202102:58:04PMGMT PhotoshopUserGuide IntroductiontoPhotoshop Dreamit.Makeit. 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Originaluncroppedimage(left);sharpresizedimage(right) Inaddition,thePhotoshop ImageSizedialogboxhasbeenupdatedforeaseofuse: Awindowdisplaysthepreviewimagefromtheresizingparameters. Resizingthedialogboxresizesthepreviewwindow. TheScaleStylesoptionisturnedonandofffrominsidethegearmenuintheupperrightcornerofthedialogbox. FromtheDimensionspop-upmenu,choosedifferentunitsofmeasurementtodisplaythedimensionsofthefinaloutput. ClickthelinkicontotoggletheConstrainProportionsoptiononandoff. Resizeimages Resizingimages ChooseImage>ImageSize. Doanyofthefollowingtomodifytheimagepreview: Tochangethesizeofthepreviewwindow,dragacorneroftheImageSizedialogboxandresizeit. Toviewadifferentareaoftheimage,dragwithinthepreview. Tochangethepreviewmagnification,Ctrl-click(Windows)orCommand-click(MacOS)inthepreviewimagetoincreasemagnification.Alt-click(Windows)orOption-click(MacOS)toreducethemagnification.Afterclicking,thepercentageofmagnificationbrieflyappearsnearthebottomofthepreviewimage. Tochangetheunitofmeasurementforthepixeldimension,clickthetrianglenexttoDimensionsandchoosefromthemenu. Tomaintaintheoriginalratioofwidthtoheightmeasurement,makesurethattheConstrainProportionsoptionisenabled.Ifyouwanttoscalethewidthandheightindependentlyofeachother,clicktheConstrainProportionsicontounlinkthem. Note: YoucanchangetheunitofmeasurementforwidthandheightbychoosingfromthemenustotherightoftheWidthandHeighttextboxes. Doanyofthefollowing: Tochangetheimagesizeorresolutionandallowthetotalnumberofpixelstoadjustproportionately,makesurethatResampleisselected,andifnecessary,chooseaninterpolationmethodfromtheResamplemenu. Tochangetheimagesizeorresolutionwithoutchangingthetotalnumberofpixelsintheimage,deselectResample. (Optional)FromtheFitTomenu: Chooseapresettoresizetheimage.  ChooseAutoResolutiontoresizetheimageforaspecificprintingoutput.IntheAutoResolutiondialogbox,specifytheScreenvalueandselectaQuality.YoucanchangetheunitofmeasurementbychoosingfromthemenutotherightoftheScreentextbox. EntervaluesforWidthandHeight.Toentervaluesinadifferentunitofmeasurement,choosefromthemenusnexttotheWidthandHeighttextboxes. ThenewimagefilesizeappearsatthetopoftheImageSizedialogbox,withtheoldfilesizeinparentheses. TochangetheResolution,enteranewvalue.(Optional)Youcanalsochooseadifferentunitofmeasurement. Ifyourimagehaslayerswithstylesappliedtothem,selectScaleStylesfromthegearicontoscaletheeffectsintheresizedimage.ThisoptionisavailableonlyifyouselectedtheConstrainProportionsoption. Whenyoufinishsettingoptions,clickOK. Note: TorestoretheinitialvaluesdisplayedintheImageSizedialogbox,eitherchooseOriginalSizefromtheFitTomenu,orholddownAlt(Windows)orOption(MacOS),andclickReset. Resamplingoptions|Photoshop Automatic Photoshopchoosestheresamplingmethodbasedonthedocumenttypeandwhetherthedocumentisscalingupordown. PreserveDetails(enlargement) Whenthismethodischosen,aNoisereductionsliderbecomesavailableforsmoothingoutnoiseasyouupscaletheimage. BicubicSmoother(enlargement) AgoodmethodforenlargingimagesbasedonBicubicinterpolationbutdesignedtoproducesmootherresults. BicubicSharper(reduction) AgoodmethodforreducingthesizeofanimagebasedonBicubicinterpolationwithenhancedsharpening.Thismethodmaintainsthedetailinaresampledimage.IfBicubicSharperoversharpenssomeareasofanimage,tryusingBicubic. Bicubic(smoothergradients) Aslowerbutmoreprecisemethodbasedonanexaminationofthevaluesofsurroundingpixels.Usingmorecomplexcalculations,BicubicproducessmoothertonalgradationsthanNearestNeighbororBilinear. NearestNeighbor(hardedges) Afastbutlessprecisemethodthatreplicatesthepixelsinanimage.Thismethod preserveshardedgesandproducesasmallerfileinillustrationscontainingedgesthatarenotanti-aliased.However,thismethodcanproducejaggedeffects,whichbecomeapparentwhenyoudistortorscaleanimageorperformmultiplemanipulationsonaselection. Bilinear Amethodthataddspixelsbyaveragingthecolorvaluesofsurroundingpixels.Itproducesmedium-qualityresults. MorelikethisImagesizeandresolution BuyAdobePhotoshop orstarta FreeTrial.​ Signintoyouraccount Signin Manageaccount Quicklinks Viewallyourapps Manageyourplans LegalNotices   |   OnlinePrivacyPolicy LanguageNavigation LanguageNavigation Choosearegion Selectingaregionchangesthelanguageand/orcontentonAdobe.com. 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