Thanks!!!-Crop Tool Problem & Making Images Use All of Photo Paper

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xtx99
Feb 18, 2004
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Thanks to all of those who responded to my postings "Making Images Use ALL of Photo Paper" and "Crop Tool Not Working." I get several very helpful responses to my postings on this and one other Photoshop newsgroup and was able to resolve my problem with your advice. For some reason, the dragging feature on my PS isn’t working with the crop tool, but my problem is rectified by instead simply clicking on the rectangular marquee icon, entering the output format ratio (4X6, 5X7, etc.) clicking on the image and THEN dragging within the image. I can then match the output format ratio exactly with my blank photo paper size and fill the entire blank (and without distortion) by cropping this way. Thanks again for your help in solving my problems.

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Glenn
Feb 19, 2004
Glad you found a solution, but you are probably not cropping properly. Try this:
1. Right click crop tool
2. Set size
3. Set the cursor (crop tool active) in the upper left corner of your image, right click and drag out the crop box to the right and down. Once you let go the crop is set to the proper ratio, but notice that the tool bar has disappeared because any adjustments to the handles will distory the ratio. You can right click within the cropped area and move the crop around, up and down and side to side.

Glenn.

"Xtx99" wrote in message
Thanks to all of those who responded to my postings "Making Images Use ALL
of
Photo Paper" and "Crop Tool Not Working." I get several very helpful
responses
to my postings on this and one other Photoshop newsgroup and was able to resolve my problem with your advice. For some reason, the dragging
feature on
my PS isn’t working with the crop tool, but my problem is rectified by
instead
simply clicking on the rectangular marquee icon, entering the output
format
ratio (4X6, 5X7, etc.) clicking on the image and THEN dragging within the image. I can then match the output format ratio exactly with my blank
photo
paper size and fill the entire blank (and without distortion) by cropping
this
way. Thanks again for your help in solving my problems.
G
Glenn
Feb 19, 2004
Amend my post …Opps the crop tool does keep the preset ratio 😉

Glenn

"Glenn" wrote in message
Glad you found a solution, but you are probably not cropping properly.
Try
this:
1. Right click crop tool
2. Set size
3. Set the cursor (crop tool active) in the upper left corner of your
image,
right click and drag out the crop box to the right and down. Once you let go the crop is set to the proper ratio, but notice that the tool bar has disappeared because any adjustments to the handles will distory the ratio. You can right click within the cropped area and move the crop around, up
and
down and side to side.

Glenn.

"Xtx99" wrote in message
Thanks to all of those who responded to my postings "Making Images Use
ALL
of
Photo Paper" and "Crop Tool Not Working." I get several very helpful
responses
to my postings on this and one other Photoshop newsgroup and was able to resolve my problem with your advice. For some reason, the dragging
feature on
my PS isn’t working with the crop tool, but my problem is rectified by
instead
simply clicking on the rectangular marquee icon, entering the output
format
ratio (4X6, 5X7, etc.) clicking on the image and THEN dragging within
the
image. I can then match the output format ratio exactly with my blank
photo
paper size and fill the entire blank (and without distortion) by
cropping
this
way. Thanks again for your help in solving my problems.

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