How do I move slowly when zoomed in?

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netrate
Sep 1, 2006
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When I zoom in really close and I am tracing with the poly lasso on an image, I have the hardest time moving to the edge of the screen because it jumps, to the next ‘section’ rather than moves slowly so I can continue tracing. How can I do this, because it makes it very difficult to work on something that needs to be zoomed in very close. I hope this makes sense.

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Tony Blair
Sep 1, 2006
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When I zoom in really close and I am tracing with the poly lasso on an image, I have the hardest time moving to the edge of the screen because it jumps, to the next ‘section’ rather than moves slowly so I can continue tracing. How can I do this, because it makes it very difficult to work on something that needs to be zoomed in very close. I hope this makes sense.

Try pressing the space bar, and moving via the ‘hand’ tool instead, as soon as you release it reverts to the lasso tool.
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netrate
Sep 1, 2006
Thank you for that!

Harry Limey wrote:
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When I zoom in really close and I am tracing with the poly lasso on an image, I have the hardest time moving to the edge of the screen because it jumps, to the next ‘section’ rather than moves slowly so I can continue tracing. How can I do this, because it makes it very difficult to work on something that needs to be zoomed in very close. I hope this makes sense.

Try pressing the space bar, and moving via the ‘hand’ tool instead, as soon as you release it reverts to the lasso tool.
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edjh
Sep 1, 2006
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Thank you for that!

Harry Limey wrote:
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When I zoom in really close and I am tracing with the poly lasso on an image, I have the hardest time moving to the edge of the screen because it jumps, to the next ‘section’ rather than moves slowly so I can continue tracing. How can I do this, because it makes it very difficult to work on something that needs to be zoomed in very close. I hope this makes sense.
Try pressing the space bar, and moving via the ‘hand’ tool instead, as soon as you release it reverts to the lasso tool.
Better yet, use the Pen tool for this.


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lanranger
Sep 2, 2006
Or if you don’t want to use the pen tool (it’s a bit difficult to learn) at least use layer masks. Layer masks are extremely easy to use and essentially let you "paint" your selection. It’s non-destructive so you can edit it at any time (simply "paint" back in areas you want), allows you to easily feather edges if you wish (just paint with a soft brush or reduced opacity), and can easily be converted to a selection if you need one.

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http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut003.htm
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KatWoman
Sep 3, 2006
"edjh" wrote in message
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Thank you for that!

Harry Limey wrote:
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When I zoom in really close and I am tracing with the poly lasso on an image, I have the hardest time moving to the edge of the screen because it jumps, to the next ‘section’ rather than moves slowly so I can continue tracing. How can I do this, because it makes it very difficult to work on something that needs to be zoomed in very close. I hope this makes sense.
Try pressing the space bar, and moving via the ‘hand’ tool instead, as soon
as you release it reverts to the lasso tool.
Better yet, use the Pen tool for this.

the pen tool does the same "jumping" at the edges of the image, if you are zoomed in on an image when you try to continue the "draw" it leaps down the page………often where you don’t want it.

It may be a Windows thing??
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James McNangle
Sep 4, 2006
"KatWoman" wrote:

the pen tool does the same "jumping" at the edges of the image, if you are zoomed in on an image when you try to continue the "draw" it leaps down the page………often where you don’t want it.

It may be a Windows thing??

Same thing happens in Dreamweaver (web page editor), so maybe it is a Windows thing. But, whatever the cause, it is exceedingly annoying whenever it happens.

James McNangle

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