After a moment, your program will
pop to the front. Finally, just move the file up to the program window and let go.
264 How to Do Everything: Digital Camera
How small is small enough? I suggest that for web-based or e-mail images, you shrink
the file so its longest dimension??”either length or width, depending on the orientation of the
image??”is no more than about 800 pixels. Here??™s how to do it:
1. Start Adobe Photoshop Elements and open the file you want to resize.
2. Choose Image | Resize | Image Size.
3. Make sure Constrain Proportions is checked. This will maintain the aspect ratio of the
photo, so it doesn??™t end up squished or stretched. Also, make sure that Resample Image
is checked and it??™s set to Bicubic (this is the ideal choice for maintaining image quality
while you resize a photo).
4. Because you want to make the image a specific pixel size, make sure Pixels is selected
on the right side of the dialog box. You could also change the photo based on a
percentage of the original size, but you don??™t need that option right now.
5. Finally, enter the new dimensions for your photo. You only need to enter the height or
the width and, because the aspect ratio isn??™t changing, Photoshop Elements will fill in the
other number for you automatically.
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