Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
When you use the Zoom tool ( ), each click increases the view size to the next preset percentage, and cen-
ters the display of the image around the location in the image that you clicked. By holding the Alt (Win-
dows) or Option (Mac OS) key down (with the Zoom tool selected), you can zoom out of an image, de-
creasing the percentage and making the image view smaller. The magnifying glass cursor is empty when
the image has reached either its maximum magnification level of 3,200 percent or the minimum size of
one pixel.
1
Choose View > Fit on Screen.
2
Select the Zoom tool, and click two times on the license plate to zoom in. You can also use key modifi-
ers to change the behavior of the Zoom tool.
3
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while clicking with the Zoom tool to zoom out.
You can accurately zoom into the exact region of an image by clicking and dragging a marquee around
that area in your image. To do this, you must disable a new Zoom tool option.
4
Uncheck the Scrubby Zoom check box in the Zoom tool's Option bar to disable this feature. The
Scrubby Zoom feature allows you to click and drag to zoom immediately. In this example, you need a
more predictable zoom area.
If Scrubby Zoom is disabled; you may not have sufficient VRAM to enable this feature. Make sure
you check the requirement needs to run Photoshop in the Getting started portion of this topic.
Disable the Scrubby Zoom in the Zoom tool's Option bar.
5
With the Zoom tool still selected, press and hold the mouse and click and drag from the top left corner
of the car's grill to the lower-right of the bumper. You are creating a rectangular marquee selection
around the front of the car. Once you release the mouse, the area that was included in the marquee be-
comes enlarged to fill the document window.
Drag a marquee over the front of the car.
6
Double-click the Zoom tool in the Tools panel to return to a 100 percent view.
Because the Zoom tool is used so often, it would be tiresome to continually have to change from the
Zoom tool back to the tool you were using. Read on to see how you can activate the Zoom tool at any
time without deselecting your current tool.
7
Select the Move tool ( ) at the very top of the Tools panel.
