Paul Handley

Well I guess this has been beat to death, but here's what I do. Select
rectangular marquee, at the top tool bar select "fixed aspect ratio. you can
move the rectangular selection around with the mouse or cursor keys then do
image-crop. You will have to do an image-image size next to get the 6.25 x
4.25 you want. I know this sounds like a lot of unnessaccary work but it has
its advantages. For (1) you get to include more of the picture this way.
Paul
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"When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like Grandpa did,
not screaming like the passengers in his car."

"ben-dover" <http://www.gilligan@theisle> wrote in message
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> or go to image, image size, and tell it what size you want the image.
> "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
>
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