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8. Press Option/Alt and click the Reset button to restore the original image
dimensions in the dialog box.
Note:
In many Photoshop dialog boxes, pressing the Option/Alt key changes the Cancel
button to Reset. You can click the Reset button to restore the original values that existed When the Resample
when you opened the dialog box. option is checked, you
can use the attached
menu to tell Photoshop
how to generate extra
pixel data when
increasing the image size,
Pressing Option/Alt or which pixels to discard
changes the Cancel
button to Reset. when reducing the image
size. Each option also
includes a parenthetical
9. Uncheck the Resample option at the bottom of the dialog box. notation about when it
is best used (enlargement,
10. Change the Resolution field to 300 pixels/inch. smooth gradients, etc.).
Resizing without resampling basically means distributing the same number of pixels over
a different amount of physical space. When you resize an image without resampling,
you do not change the number of pixels in the image. (In fact, those fields in the dialog
box become simple text; the fields are unavailable and you cannot change the number of
pixels in the image.)

You can see how changing one of the linked fields (Resolution) directly affects the other
linked fields (Width and Height). By resizing the image to be 300 ppi — enough for
commercial print quality — you now have an image that is 93 1 123.

When the Resample
option is unchecked,
these three fields are
all linked.

11. Click OK to apply the change and return to the document window.

The rulers change to
reflect the new
dimensions of the file.

Because you did not
resample the image,
the screen display
does not change.

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