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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
See also
“To preview your document on a video monitor” on page 708
To add images to a nonsquare pixel document
❖ Do one of the following:
• Copy and paste an image.
• Drag an image from another document window.
• Choose File > Place, select the file you want to place, and click the Place button.
Photoshop automatically converts and scales the image to the pixel aspect ratio of the nonsquare pixel document.
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mages brought in from Adobe Illustrator are also properly scaled.
See also
“To create a new image” on page 191
To assign a pixel aspect ratio value to an existing document
❖ With the square pixel document open, choose Image > Pixel Aspect Ratio and select a pixel aspect ratio.
To create a custom pixel aspect ratio
1 With a document open, choose Image > Pixel Aspect Ratio > Custom Pixel Aspect Ratio.
2 In theSavePixel Aspect Ratiodialogbox,enter avalue in theFactortextbox,namethe custom pixelaspectratio,
and click OK.
Thenew custom pixelaspectratio will appear in theboththe PixelAspectRatio menu of theNew dialog boxand in
the Pixel Aspect Ratio submenu of the Image menu.
To delete a pixel aspect ratio
1 With a document open, choose Image > Pixel Aspect Ratio > Delete Pixel Aspect Ratio.
2 In the Delete Pixel Aspect Ratio dialog box, choose the option you want to delete from the Pixel Aspect Ratio
menu and click Delete.
To reset the pixel aspect ratios
1 With a document open, choose Image > Pixel Aspect Ratio > Reset Pixel Aspect Ratios.
2 In the dialog box, choose one of the following:
Append Replaces the current pixel aspect ratios with the default values plus any custom pixel aspect ratios. This
option is useful if you deleted a default value and want to restore it to the menu but also want to retain any custom
values.
Cancel Cancels the command.
OK Replaces the current pixel aspect ratios with the default values. Custom pixel aspect ratios are discarded.