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5. Click inside the crop area and drag to reposition the image so it is
approximately centered in the crop area.
When you change the size of the marquee, the area outside the marquee is “shielded” by
a darkened overlay so you can get an idea of what will remain after you finalize the crop.
You can drag the image inside the crop area to change the portion that will remain in Note:
the cropped image. By default, the crop area remains centered in the document window; You can also use the
instead, the image moves behind the crop area.
Arrow keys on your
keyboard to “nudge”
You can click inside
the crop area to drag the image in a specific
the area without direction.
changing its size.

By default, the crop
marquee remains
centered in the
document window. Note:

Areas outside the crop It might be helpful
marquee are darkened. to toggle off the Snap
feature (View>Snap),
The image moves behind which causes certain
the marquee to show file elements to act as
which section will be
inside the cropped area. magnets when you move
a marquee or drag a
selection.
6. Press Return/Enter to finalize the crop.

7. Choose the Move tool, and then open the Info panel (Window>Info). Note:
As we explained in the Interface chapter, the panels you see depend on what was done Remember: panels can
the last time you (or someone else) used the Photoshop application. Because workspace always be accessed in the
arrangement is such a personal preference, we tell you what panels you need to use but Window menu.
we don’t tell you where to put them.

8. Click the horizontal page ruler at the top of the page and drag down to Note:
create a guide positioned at the 1/8″ (0.125″) mark.
If rulers are not visble,
If you watch the vertical ruler, you can see a marker indicating the position of the cursor.
In addition to the live cursor feedback, the Info panel also shows the precise numeric choose View>Rulers
position of the guide you are dragging. or press Command/
Control-R.
Here again, it helps to zoom in to a higher view percentage if you want to precisely place
guides. We found it necessary to use at least 66.7% view before the Info panel reflected
exactly the 0.125″position. If you zoom in, you can press the Spacebar to temporarily
access the Hand tool to reposition the image so you can see the top-left corner. Note:

Click and drag from The blue line indicates The X coordinate refers
the horizontal ruler to the location of the to an object’s horizontal
add a horizontal guide. guide you’re dragging.
position and Y refers to
Watch the ruler or the vertical position.
cursor feedback to see
the location of the
guide you’re dragging.

The Info panel shows the
exact Y location of the
guide you’re dragging.

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