Jeff

"Craig Flory" <floryphotog@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:<bg9gts$7ke$1@slb0.atl.mindspring.net>...
> Hi Jeff ; Just select the crop tool , put in the width & height you need
> at the top tool bar, and crop. The area outside the area you want to keep
> will go a darker grey so it is very easy to see what you will end up with .
> Craig Flory



Duh?!? I don't know why I didn't see those boxes on the upper tool box before...

Thanks Craig
>
> "Jeff" <jtzachm@us.ibm.com> wrote in message
> news:855b3680.0307301037.d762520@posting.google.co m...
> > I have been asked to make some postcards for a non-profit organization
> > from some of my photographs of their beautiful property. I have a
> > Photoshop template for, in this case, a 4x6 postcard. The photo must
> > be cropped to 4.25"x6.25" to allow for bleed and trim.
> >
> > the question: I know that I can use the crop tool and "view rulers" to
> > try to get 4.25x6.25 dimensions, and then move the crop box outline
> > within my photo to select the 4.25x6.25 that most pleases me and
> > minimizes the risk of having essential details from possibly being
> > trimmed away, but I find it difficult to get it exactly right with the
> > cursor control. Is there an easier way? to perhaps type in the
> > dimensions into a dialogue box to get the exact dimensions I want for
> > the crop box outline?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jeff