Resize, Rotate, or Flip

Resize

Resizing can be applied to both the Document and the Canvas.

To resize the Document:

  1. Select Document | Resize Document... from the main menu.
  2. In the Resize Document dialog, navigate to the New Dimensions field set and adjust the options as described below.
  3. Click the OK button.

Resize Document is a non-destructive scaling operation.

To resize the Canvas:

  1. Select Document | Resize Canvas... from the main menu.
  2. In the Resize Canvas dialog, navigate to the New Dimensions field set and adjust the options as described below.
  3. Click the OK button.

Resizing Options

Width Enter a numerical value for the image width.
Units Select a unit of measurement. Options include "pixels", "inches", "cm", and "percent".
Anchor For resizing the canvas only, select an anchor point for the resizing.
Height Enter a numerical value for the image height.
Aspect Ratio Make a selection from the drop down to either keep the image's original aspect ratio, to not preserve the aspect ratio, select a predefined ratio, or create a custom ratio.

Rotate

The document can be rotated to predefined angles or rotated to custom settings.

To rotate the document:

  1. Select Document | Rotate from the main menu.
  2. Make selection from options described below.

Rotating Options

180o Rotates the image 180 degrees.
90oClockwise Rotates the image 90 degrees in a clockwise direction.
90oCounter Clockwise Rotates the image 90 degrees in a counter clockwise direction.
Arbitrary... Opens the Rotate Canvas dialog where a custom angle for rotation can be entered and a rotation direction set.

Flip

Image's canvas can be flipped along the horizontal or vertical axis.

To Flip a canvas:

Depending on the type of flip desired, do one of the following,

  • Select Document | Flip Canvas Horizontal from the main menu, or
  • Select Document | Flip Canvas Vertical from the main menu.