Magnifying and reducing the view

You can magnify or reduce your view using various methods. The window's title bar displays the zoom percentage (unless the window is too small for the display to fit), as does the status bar at the bottom of the window.

Note: The 100% view of an image displays an image as it will appear in a browser (based on the monitor resolution and the image resolution). (See About image size and resolution.)

To zoom in:

Do one of the following:

• Select the zoom tool . The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a plus sign in its center . Click the area you want to magnify. Each click magnifies the image to the next preset percentage, centering the display around the point you click. When the image has reached its maximum magnification level of 1600%, the magnifying glass appears empty.
• Click the Zoom In button in the options bar to magnify to the next preset percentage. When the image has reached its maximum magnification level, the command is dimmed.
• Choose View > Zoom In to magnify to the next preset percentage. When the image has reached its maximum magnification level, the command is dimmed.
• (Photoshop) Enter a magnification level in the Zoom text box at the lower left of the window.
• (ImageReady) Click on the Zoom Level pop-up menu at the bottom left of the document window, and choose a zoom level.

To zoom out:

Do one of the following:

• Select the zoom tool. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to activate the zoom-out tool. The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a minus sign in its center . Click the center of the area of the image you want to reduce. Each click reduces the view to the previous preset percentage. When the file has reached its maximum reduction level, the magnifying glass appears empty.
• Click the Zoom out button in the options bar to reduce to the previous preset percentage. When the image has reached its maximum reduction level, the command is dimmed.
• Choose View > Zoom Out to reduce to the previous preset percentage. When the image reaches its maximum reduction level, the command is dimmed.
• (Photoshop) Enter a reduction level in the Zoom text box at the lower left of the window.
• (ImageReady) Click on the Zoom Level pop-up menu at the lower left of the document window, and choose a zoom level.

To magnify by dragging:

1. Select the zoom tool.
2. Drag over the part of the image you want to magnify.

The area inside the zoom marquee is displayed at the highest possible magnification. To move the marquee around the artwork in Photoshop, begin dragging a marquee and then hold down the spacebar while dragging the marquee to a new location.

To display an image at 100%:

Do one of the following:

• Double-click the zoom tool.
• Choose View > Actual Pixels (Photoshop) or View > Actual Size (ImageReady).

To change the view to fit the screen:

Do one of the following:

• Double-click the hand tool.
• Choose View > Fit on Screen.

These options scale both the zoom level and the window size to fit the available screen space.

To automatically resize the window when magnifying or reducing the view:

With the Zoom tool active, select Resize Windows to Fit in the options bar. The window resizes when you magnify or reduce the view of the image.

When Resize Windows to Fit is deselected (the default), the window maintains a constant size regardless of the image's magnification. This can be helpful when using smaller monitors or working with tiled views.

To automatically resize the window when zooming in or out using keyboard shortcuts (Photoshop):

1. Do one of the following:
• In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General.
• In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop > Preferences > General.
2. Select Keyboard Zoom Resizes Windows.