{"id":162515,"date":"2021-01-20T11:03:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T11:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=162515"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:15:02","slug":"top-3-photoshop-tips-to-resize-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/top-3-photoshop-tips-to-resize-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Photoshop Tips To Resize Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The best thing about the internet is all the free and safe tools that came with it. Who could have imagined in the \u201890s that we wouldn\u2019t have to buy photo film cartridges forever? If you\u2019re from that era, you\u2019ll know what we mean when we say that trying to protect those films was a disaster.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the good old days, we didn\u2019t have the option of editing our pics with free tools like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adobe-photoshop.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adobe Photoshop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pixlr.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pixlr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/photoscape.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photoscape<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. On top of that, it\u2019s free to use, and you can create magic from your favorite memories, whether you want to change your background or add your mom to your holiday pics in Rome. It\u2019s all possible with a few easy clicks once you know how to do it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/01\/Photoshop-1.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Adobe Photoshop<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"http:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p(264355)a(2873868)g(22804962)url(https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/photoshop.html)epi(carden)epi2(AdobePhotoshop)\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRY IT NOW<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--90\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"90\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"9\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">9<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"http:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p(264355)a(2873868)g(22804962)url(https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/photoshop.html)epi(carden)epi2(AdobePhotoshop)\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you haven\u2019t played around on a free photo editing tool yet, you\u2019re missing loads of fun. The best ones, such as Photoshop, are free to download and get started. You don\u2019t have to worry about messing up your favorite pics either. If you don\u2019t like what you\u2019ve done to a photo, you can quickly undo it and start again. You also don\u2019t lose the original photo. You make an additional copy in Photoshop to play around with until you have the perfect image.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tips on how to resize and flip your images using Photoshop<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-162518\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/photoshop_2.2_hyrot1.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. How to resize an image<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start by opening your photo in the Photoshop app.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Navigate to \u2018Image\u2019 that\u2019s at the top of your screen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click on \u2018Image Size,\u2019 which will open a new window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select the option to \u2018Constrain Proportions,\u2019 which will keep your image proportions intact.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to \u2018Document Size\u2019 and follow the next steps: Choose \u2018inches\u2019 as your preferred measurement unit and ensure that the image resolution is \u2018200 pixels\/inch\u2019 or higher. If you\u2019re planning to print the image, then opt for \u2018300 pixels\/inch.\u2019 Please enter the height and width you want for the photo and crop it where necessary. If you\u2019re happy with the result, then click on \u2018Ok.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can now save your new file.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-162519\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/photoshop_3.1_bphulq.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. How to flip my images&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open your Photoshop app and select the image you want to \u2018flip,\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose \u2018Image\u2019 on the toolbar at the top of your window and select \u2018Image Rotation.\u2019&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click on \u2018Flip Canvas Horizontal.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Save your image in the new position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>3. How to change resolution and dimensions&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open your Photoshop app and click on \u2018Image\u2019 &gt; \u2018Image Size.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here you can change the image resolution or print dimensions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you don\u2019t want to change the image ratio of width to height, then select \u2018Constrain Proportions\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now you can change the image \u2018Resolution\u2019 value and save your image.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best thing about the internet is all the free and safe tools that came with it. Who could have imagined in the \u201890s that we wouldn\u2019t have to buy photo film cartridges forever? If you\u2019re from that era, you\u2019ll know what we mean when we say that trying to protect those films was a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/top-3-photoshop-tips-to-resize-images\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top 3 Photoshop Tips To Resize Images&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":179406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2356],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-162515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionadobe-photoshop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325119,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162515\/revisions\/325119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162515"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=162515"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=162515"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=162515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}