User Guide

Chapter 8 Editing
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Percentage Select this option to reduce or
enlarge the image to a
percentage of the original. For
example, if you want to
reduce the image, enter a
percentage that is less than
100. If you want to enlarge the
image, enter a percentage
that is greater than 100.
The Fitting method,
which applies to the
Percentage, Pixel
dimensions, and Print
dimensions options,
determines how the
image will be fit into the
new image area:
• Best fit preserving
original aspect
ratio: Select this
option to preserve
the width/height
aspect ratio from the
original image. For
example, if the
aspect ratio of the
original image is 4:3,
the aspect ratio of
the resized image
will also be 4:3.
• Fit exactly by
stretching: Select
this option if you
want to stretch the
image to fit a
particular width and
height.
• Fit exactly by
adding bars: Select
this option if you
want to fit the image
into an area that is
larger than the
image. You can
select the color of
the bars that fill the
gaps between the
image and the edge
of the area.
Pixel
dimensions
Select this option to reduce or
enlarge the image to a specific
width and height, measured in
pixels.
Print
dimensions
Select this option to reduce or
enlarge the image to specific
print dimensions, such as the
dimensions of a photographic
print. Use the drop-down to
select from a pre-set list of
print dimensions. Alternately,
enter a specific height, width,
and resolution.
The Reduce/Enlarge drop-
down determines how the
image will be resized:
• Reduce only: Reduce the
size of the image.
• Enlarge only: Make the
image larger.
• Enlarge or reduce: Either
reduce the size of the
image, or make the
image larger.