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Resizing and Transforming > Scale Selected Area and Layer
Scale Selected Area and Layer
Select the layer or the area you want to scale.1.
Click and select the Scale tool from the toolbar (group of Transform tools to the left of the Text tool )
or use the Edit > Transform > Scale menu item.
2.
Click on the image and the scale marquee with four handles in the corners of the bounding rectangle is
displayed.
3.
You can click on one of the bounding box corners and drag it to change the size of the marquee or you can
change the bounding rectangle in the following ways:
To change the rectangle:
You can drag the handle in the four corners.
To change the width of the rectangle:
Hold the Ctrl key down when dragging the handle.
To change the height of the rectangle:
Hold the Alt key down when dragging the handle.
To change with the right aspect ratio:
Hold the Ctrl + Alt keys down when dragging the handle.
4.
If desired, you can enter the size or percent.5.
If you want to change the canvas size to fit the layer, check off Change canvas size to fit.6.
Check off Preview to see the scaled image when you drag the handle. The following picture is what you see
when Preview is turned on.
7.
You can release the mouse button when you are satisfied with the result.8.
The Interpolation method selected in the File > Preference > Image Editor tab dialog is used to determine the
colors of scaled pixels.
9.
When ready, press to scale, or you can click on the image with the Shift key down to perform the scaling
function. To start over, press to remove the scale marquee and click on the image again to start over.
10.
If the scaled layer is larger than the canvas, the part of the image outside the canvas borders will not be
displayed. To change the canvas size, you can use Image > Fit Canvas to Layers to do it.
11.
Note: Most of menu items and tools are disabled during this operation. You have to either confirm the operation by
pressing or cancel the operation by pressing before you can continue with other operations.