Resizing is About More Than Just Stretching and Shrinking
When working with images on your computer, you’ll sometimes see selectable arrows on the sides and/or corners of the image. You could simply move the arrows as needed to make it just the right size. This is not the best way to resize images, however, since it stretches (or compresses) the image, making it look blurry, out of focus, and pixelated. A better way to resize your image is to use image-editing software, where you can control the image quality better, making the resized image look polished and professional.
It Starts With an Image File
The quality of your resized image depends on the original image you’re working with. Image files (PNG, JPG, TIF, etc.) are the best type of images to resize as they tend to have more detail. More detail means higher resolution, which makes it easier for the software to resize the image without losing any of that detail.
Keep the Image in Perspective
When you resize an image, try to keep the same ratio of width to height. This will prevent your image from looking stretched or warped as you resize it. Most image editors let you do this with a “constrain proportions” option that automatically does this for you as you resize the image. The Shift key is a shortcut way to do this in most image editing software.
How to Resize an Image
Resizing an image is easy to do. You can do it with an online image resizer such as Pixlr or Simple Image Resizer, or you can use image-editing software (either on your computer or your mobile device).
How to Resize an Image in Photoshop
There are several ways to resize images in Photoshop, but the two main ways are by using the Crop tool and the Image Resizer.
Using the Crop Tool
Here’s how to resize an image using Photoshop’s Crop tool.
Using the Resizing Tool
You can also use the Resizing tool in Photoshop.
Resizing With SnagIt
SnagIt is another image editing software you can download to your computer and use to resize images.
Fit To: Choose from one of the defined resolutions, paper sizes, or pixel densities.Width and Height: If you know the exact dimensions you need for the image, enter them here.Resolution: Enter the number of pixels within the image on a per-inch or per-centimeter basis.
Resizing With Preview (MacOS)
Apple’s Preview app is a handy tool for many common image editing tasks, such as resizing images.
How to Resize With Photos in Windows 10
If you’re a Windows 10 user, you have a built-in option to resize images on your computer: the Photos app. Here’s how to use it. Click C to set a specific size.
