MARQUIS TOOL ONLY WORKS IN 1PX SQUARE MODE

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Ralph_Nelson
Feb 22, 2004
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Okay folks…this may be the most obvious newbie question of all time or just today, but I am stuck and flummoxed.
Photoshop CS / Mac Panther: When trying to set a ratio of 1 to 1 in the marquis tool, I can only get 1 pixel by 1 pixel, so although the frame lines show the frame I am hoping to achieve, when I hit return to execute the command, the image is trimmed to a one pixel by one pixel size.Fine I suppose if you are into minimalist art, but not practical for much else.
What is the obvious thing that I am overlooking?
Thanks for your help.
Ralph

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Ed_Hannigan
Feb 22, 2004
Are you doing Fixed Ratio or Fixed Size? Something not making sense in the question.
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Phosphor
Feb 23, 2004
You have a fixed size selected in the Options Bar when your rectangular marquee tool is selected.

Reset it.
RN
Ralph_Nelson
Feb 23, 2004
I "try" to use a fixed ration 1/1, but it defaults to 1px X 1px and I cannot seem to find a way to get it to simply go to the desired ration without going to a 1X1 pixel ratio. If I delete the *px* after typing in the number 1, it still goes back to pixels.
aaaarrgghhhhhhh!!
Thanks for your efforts.
RN
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Ann_Shelbourne
Feb 23, 2004
Ralph:

If you really have "Fixed Aspect Ratio" selected in your Options Bar, you should be able to draw a square of any size with the marquee set to 1:1.

If you are getting 1 pixel x 1 pixel squares, it would indicate that you have selected "Fixed Size" instead.

If that is not the case, try trashing your Photoshop preferences.
EH
Ed_Hannigan
Feb 23, 2004
There are no units in ratios. If you are deleting px then that means you are on Fixed Size, not Fixed Aspect Ratio.

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