Constrained/Fixed Aspect Ratio (PS 6 and 7)
I suddenly feel the need to draw attention to one of my favorite options: the Constrained Aspect Ratio option(or Fixed Aspect Ratio, in PS7).
Why do I use it so often? Because when you set the width and height to equal numbers, it will always select a perfect square. Pretty handy when trying select part of a large image to crop and resize into 100x100 pixels. It'll also let me know when the image I'm using is too tall or too wide to use the way I had planned.
Just thought I'd put this out there, because I've noticed a few posts lately from icon makers who've never used Photoshop before, and it's something worth knowing about from the start. ^_^
Why do I use it so often? Because when you set the width and height to equal numbers, it will always select a perfect square. Pretty handy when trying select part of a large image to crop and resize into 100x100 pixels. It'll also let me know when the image I'm using is too tall or too wide to use the way I had planned.
Just thought I'd put this out there, because I've noticed a few posts lately from icon makers who've never used Photoshop before, and it's something worth knowing about from the start. ^_^