Zoom Tool
There are several ways you can use the Zoom tool.
Click the Pic
Do the following.
Select the Zoom tool in the Toolbox palette, or press z.
Bigger
Make sure the plus (+) icon is selected in the options bar.
The cursor contains a plus (+).
Click, repeatedly if necessary, on your photograph to make it bigger.
Smaller
Press and hold Alt.
The cursor now contains a minus (-).
Click, repeatedly if necessary, on your photograph to make it smaller.
Draw a Box
Select the Zoom tool in the Toolbox palette, or press z.
Click, hold, and draw (drag out) a box on your photograph where you
want to zoom.
Then, release the mouse button.
In the example below, a box was drawn around the boy's eyes.
When the mouse button was released, the image of the photograph was
enlarged according to the box that was drawn.
Options Bar Choices for the Zoom Tool
There are several methods in the options bar.
Scrubby Slider
Place the cursor over the word Zoom in the options bar.
The cursor will change to a finger with two arrows.
This is called a scrubby slider.
Click and hold, and move your mouse to the left and right, to change
the zoom percentage.
If you hold down Shift, the percentage changes by an increment of
ten.
Highlight
Click the word Zoom in the options bar.
The box will become highlighted in blue.
Then, do one of the following.
• Enter a new zoom percentage.
• Use your mouse scroll wheel to change the percentage.
If you hold down Shift, the percentage changes by an increment of
ten.
• Use the up-and-down arrow keys to change the percentage.
If you hold down Shift, the percentage changes by an increment of
ten.
Slider
1) Click the arrow next to the box.
2) Release the mouse button.
A slider will appear below the box.
3) Then, do one of the following.
• Click on the pointer on the slider, hold, and drag the pointer
along the slider.
• Click on the pointer on the slider, and change the percentage by
using the arrow keys.
To change by an increment of ten, hold Shift down.
Other Settings
These options apply when you have more than one image open on your
screen.
To experiment, open several photographs.
Then, click the Automatically Tile Windows icon in the upper-right
corner of the screen, or go to Window > Images > Tile.
Every photograph will appear on the screen.
Resize Windows to Fit
If you select Resize Windows To Fit, the window changes size as you
make the image of your photograph bigger and smaller.
This is the default setting.
When Resize Windows To Fit is deselected, the window remains at a
constant size as you make the image of your photograph bigger and smaller.
That is, when you make the image larger, the window remains the same
size as the image inside the window gets bigger.
In other words, the window doesn't enlarge, and therefore won't cover
the other windows.
Ignore Palettes
If you have all of your palettes in the palette bin, on the right
side of your screen, ignore this option.
If you have palettes located elsewhere on your screen, you may need
the Ignore Palettes option.
When Ignore Palettes is selected, along with Resize Windows To Fit,
an expanding window won't "go under" a palette.
It will stop expanding before it hides a palette.
When Ignore Palettes is selected, the window will enlarge under any
palettes.
Zoom All Windows
Select Zoom All Windows to zoom several photographs by the same percentage.
Fit on Screen
Fit on Screen means your photograph will fill the screen.
Do one of the following.
• Press Ctrl + 0 (zero).
• Double click the Hand tool icon in the Toolbox palette.
Go to the next Beginner Highlight.
• Select the Zoom tool or the Hand tool, and click the Fit Screen
button in the options bar, or right click the photograph and select
Fit On Screen.
• Go to View > Fit On Screen.
Actual Pixels (100%)
When judging your photograph, especially when reducing noise or sharpening,
you must view the change at 100% magnification.
To go to 100% magnification, do one of the following.
• Double click the Zoom tool icon in the Toolbox palette.
• Press Alt + Ctrl + 0 (zero).
Go to the next Beginner
Highlight.
• Select the Zoom tool or the Hand tool, and click the Actual Pixels
button in the options bar, or right click the photograph and select
Actual Pixels.
• Go to View > Actual Pixels.
Print Size
When Print Size is selected, the image is changed to its approximate
printed size, as specified in the Document Size section of the Image
Size window (Go to Image > Resize > Image Size).
The printed size that's displayed is affected by the size and resolution
of your monitor.
To go to Print Size, do one of the following.
• Select the Zoom tool or the Hand tool, and click the Fit Screen
button in the options bar, or right click the photograph and select
Print Size.
• Go to View > Print Size.
Next, let's look at moving the image of your photograph sideways
and up-and-down.
