Establishing a point around which zooming in and out occurs?

Jon Danniken wrote:

I frequently find myself zooming in and out of the images I am working on, but when I zoom in on an area I
am working on I have to first zoom, and then use the hand tool to place the section I want in the center
of the monitor.

Is there a way to have Photoshop stay on a point or section when zooming in and out?
Thanks for any suggestions on this.

Jon

I assume you are using the zoom tool? Spacebar-Ctrl (or Command on Mac). Drag the zoom tool in a marquee around the area. If it’s a small area (point) drag a small marquee.

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"edjh" wrote:

Jon Danniken wrote:

I frequently find myself zooming in and out of the images I am working on, but when I zoom in on an

area I

am working on I have to first zoom, and then use the hand tool to place the section I want in the

center

of the monitor.

Is there a way to have Photoshop stay on a point or section when zooming in and out?
Thanks for any suggestions on this.

Jon

I assume you are using the zoom tool? Spacebar-Ctrl (or Command on Mac). Drag the zoom tool in a marquee around the area. If it’s a small area (point) drag a small marquee.

Thanks for your reply, Edjh. I am aware of that as a method for zooming, but I prefer to use the mouse
wheel to zoom in and zoom out. What I am looking for is a way to establish the point about which the
image is zoomed in and zoomed out (assuming that such a method or tool exists). It currently keeps the
top right hand corner locked in place, and I would at least like to change this, if not be able to arbitrarily assign it a location of my choosing.

Jon

Oh! for crying out loud! You were told how to do it! Who cares what your preferences are…it doesn’t work. My preference is to fly to work…but I don’t have feathers. Do what works!

"Jon Danniken" wrote in message

"edjh" wrote:

Jon Danniken wrote:

I frequently find myself zooming in and out of the images I am working

on, but when I zoom in on an

area I

am working on I have to first zoom, and then use the hand tool to

place the section I want in the

center

of the monitor.

Is there a way to have Photoshop stay on a point or section when

zooming in and out?

Thanks for any suggestions on this.

Jon

I assume you are using the zoom tool? Spacebar-Ctrl (or Command on Mac). Drag the zoom tool in a marquee around the area. If it’s a small area (point) drag a small marquee.

Thanks for your reply, Edjh. I am aware of that as a method for zooming,

but I prefer to use the mouse

wheel to zoom in and zoom out. What I am looking for is a way to

establish the point about which the

image is zoomed in and zoomed out (assuming that such a method or tool

exists). It currently keeps the

top right hand corner locked in place, and I would at least like to change

this, if not be able to

arbitrarily assign it a location of my choosing.

Jon

"Gene Palmiter" wrote…

Oh! for crying out loud! You were told how to do it! Who cares what your preferences are…it doesn’t work. My preference is to fly to work…but I don’t have feathers. Do what works!

Gene,

I humbly beseech you, good sir, do please forgive Jon for his unforgivable sin of articulately and politely asking for help; politely thanking ‘edjh’ for the response, and then –oh heavens!– for further clarifying his reason for asking in the first place. Yes, yes… how profoundly impudent of Jon to presume further assistance! Dear me, what *ever* is this world coming to?

Really, Gene, you must try and accept that Jon –and zillions of so many other users here, including me– are clearly not the lightning fast, hyper-cool Photoshop master you unquestionably are.

Thus we grovel at your feet, oh most highly exalted one, waiting with baited breath to read more of your mighty exploits… you immature, self-centered nit.

His sin is not accepting the help that was given. He asked for help…help was given…he refused it because…he wanted it his way….which he already knew didn’t work. You don’t think such behavior should be discouraged? Tolerating something only encourages it.

"Nev" wrote in message

"Gene Palmiter" wrote…

Oh! for crying out loud! You were told how to do it! Who cares what your preferences are…it doesn’t work. My preference is to fly to work…but

I

don’t have feathers. Do what works!

Gene,

I humbly beseech you, good sir, do please forgive Jon for his unforgivable sin of articulately and politely asking for help; politely thanking ‘edjh’ for the response, and then –oh heavens!– for further clarifying his

reason

for asking in the first place. Yes, yes… how profoundly impudent of Jon

to

presume further assistance! Dear me, what *ever* is this world coming to?
Really, Gene, you must try and accept that Jon –and zillions of so many other users here, including me– are clearly not the lightning fast, hyper-cool Photoshop master you unquestionably are.

Thus we grovel at your feet, oh most highly exalted one, waiting with

baited

breath to read more of your mighty exploits… you immature, self-centered nit.

in article 07tqc.69415$, Gene Palmiter at
wrote on 5/18/04 3:04 PM:

His sin is not accepting the help that was given. He asked for help…help was given…he refused it because…he wanted it his way….which he already knew didn’t work. You don’t think such behavior should be discouraged? Tolerating something only encourages it.

If that is true I believe Nev did us all a favor.
Larry

"Gene Palmiter" wrote in message

His sin is not accepting the help that was given. He asked for help…help was given…he refused it because…he wanted it his way….which he

already

knew didn’t work. You don’t think such behavior should be discouraged? Tolerating something only encourages it.

It’s the natural born teacher in you, Gene, and that’s a good thing. It’s not like the poster was a child. (Poster child?)

yes…I thought of that as I wrote it…

"Larry Preuss" wrote in message

in article 07tqc.69415$, Gene Palmiter at
wrote on 5/18/04 3:04 PM:

His sin is not accepting the help that was given. He asked for

help…help

was given…he refused it because…he wanted it his way….which he

already

knew didn’t work. You don’t think such behavior should be discouraged? Tolerating something only encourages it.

If that is true I believe Nev did us all a favor.
Larry