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5. Open the Image Size dialog box (Image>Image Size). Make sure the
Resample Image option is not checked and change the Resolution field to
300 ppi. Click OK to return to the document window.

6. Choose the Rectangular Marquee tool in the Tools panel and review the
options in the Options bar.
By default, dragging with a marquee tool creates a new selection. You can use the
buttons on the left end of the Options bar to add to the current selection, subtract from
the current selection, or intersect with the current selection.

New Add to Subtract from Intersect with
Selection Selection Selection Selection

Rectangular
Marquee tool

Feather (soften) the Choose a normal When Fixed Ratio or Fixed Click this button
edges of a selection selection, a fixed-ratio Size is selected, enter the to reverse the
by a specified selection, or a size of the selection in the Width and
number of pixels. fixed-size selection. Width and Height fields. Height fields.

7. Choose the New Selection option in the Options bar. Click outside of the
top-left corner, drag down past the bottom edge of the image, and drag right Note:
to create a selection area that is 8.5″ wide.
The edges of this image
You can’t select an area larger than the current canvas, so the top, left, and bottom edges
of the selection snap to the canvas edges. The live cursor feedback, as well as the mark on will be hidden by the
the horizontal ruler, help to determine the selection area’s width. bricks, so you don’t need
the full 8.75″ width of
the overall ad.

Note:
Press Shift while
Selection
marquee dragging a new marquee
to constrain the selection
to a square (using the
Rectangular Marquee
Rectangular tool) or circle (using the
Marquee Elliptical Marquee tool).
tool cursor

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