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Which tool in photoshop allows you to magnify an area of the design for detail work?

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Question added by Yazan Ahmad , programmer , wysada
Date Posted: 2014/04/08
Hicham Ezzahir
by Hicham Ezzahir , IT Support , Self-employed

Crop or remove part of an image
  • From the toolbar, select the Crop Tool . Crop borders display on the edges of the image.

  • Draw a new cropping area or drag the corner and edge handles to specify the crop boundaries in your image.

  • (Optional) Specify the Crop options using the Control bar.

    A. Active tool B. Size and proportions C. Rotate crop box D. Straighten image E. View F. Crop options G. Delete Cropped Pixels 

    Size and proportions

    Choose a ratio or size for the crop box. You can also choose a preset, enter your own, or even define your own preset values for later use.

    View

    Choose a view to display overlay guides while cropping. Guides such as Rule of Thirds, Grid, and Golden Ratio are available. To cycle through all the options, press O.

    Crop Options

    Click the Settings menu to specify additional crop options.

    Use Classic mode

    Enable this option if you want to use the Crop tool like it was in previous versions of Photoshop. See Adjusting crop, rotation, and canvas for information on using the Crop tool in classic mode.

    Auto-center preview

    Enable this option to place the preview in the center of the canvas.

    Show Cropped Area

    Enable this option to display the area that is cropped. If this option is disabled, only the final area is previewed.

    Enable crop shield

    Use the crop shield to overlay the cropped areas with a tint. You can specify a color and opacity. If you Enable Auto Adjust Opacity, the opacity is reduces when you edit the crop boundaries.

    Delete cropped pixels

    Disable this option to apply a non-destructive crop and retain pixels outside the crop boundaries. Non-destructive cropping does not remove any pixels. You can later click the image to see areas outside current crop borders.

    Enable this option to delete any pixels that are outside the crop area. These pixels are lost and are not available for future adjustments.

    Right-click the Crop box and access common crop options from the context menu.

  • Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to crop the photo.

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