Zoom and pan image in Photoshop 2022

Welcome to Photoshop Introductory tutorial , You will learn through these tutorials Photoshop 2022 Basic tools and skills . Xiaobian will introduce you to Photoshop work area , And show you how to zoom and pan the image .

Learn how to zoom and pan an image

Change the view of the image .

stay Photoshop   When processing images in , You often need to zoom and pan the image , Next we will learn how to use the zoom and pan controls .

Open this exercise file , Or open a large image of yourself . Zoom refers to changing the magnification of the image , It's like looking through a telescope , You may want to enlarge the image , In order to observe some part of the image , Or reduce the image , In order to see more content on the screen .

The most direct way to zoom , Just use the zoom tool . It is located at the bottom of the tool panel , Select the zoom tool here , Go to the options bar, where you will see a plus icon , Used to enlarge the image . There is also a minus icon , Used to reduce the image .

Let's first look at the magnification mode , This is also the default setting to move the mouse over the image , And click the mouse every time , The image will be enlarged .

If you want to restore the previous size , You can go back to the options bar , Select the minus icon , Then click the mouse several times in the image to reduce the image . If you want to zoom in again , You need to go back to the options bar , Click on the plus icon , Then click the mouse in the image .

You may be tired of every time between zoom in and zoom out modes , Switch to the options bar , There is a shortcut that can help you . When in zoom in mode , You can press and hold... On the keyboard Option Key to switch to zoom out mode , Hold down Option Key and then click the mouse in the image , So the image will shrink . Release Option Press the key to return to the zoom in mode , Click the mouse to enlarge the image again .

There are several options in the options bar of the zoom tool , You can use them to quickly apply the zoom levels you often use . For example, located in the option bar “Fit Screen”（ Adapt to the screen ） Options , When you zoom in on the image , Hope to see the whole image again , This option is very useful , Just click “Fit Screen”（ Adapt to the screen ） Options , The image will automatically fit into your document window , Display the entire image .

Another very useful option is this 100% Options , Click this option and the image will be automatically enlarged 100%, This is the best way to check the sharpness of the image .

My screen is relatively small, and this image is very large , So when I zoom in 100% Cannot see the whole image on the screen when . But if your monitor is big , There will be no such problem .

If I want to see different parts of the image at this zoom level , You need to move the image in the document window , This is translation . This requires the use of another tool , That is, grab tool . I now return to the tool panel , Choose the gripper tool , Above the zoom tool .

Then I move the mouse over the image , Please note that my mouse has now become a hand icon , Click and drag the image , Move the image to the position I need , Then release the mouse .

Check the clarity of this part , Now I want to review the whole image , In the options bar of the grab tool, you can see the same as the zoom tool “Fit Screen”（ Adapt to the screen ） Options .

Click on “Fit Screen”（ Adapt to the screen ）, In this way, you can see the whole image again .

Now let me show you another way to zoom , No need to click the mouse constantly , Press and hold the mouse on the image to zoom continuously . Go back to the tool panel , Select the zoom tool, then click and hold the mouse in the image , In this way, the image will be constantly enlarged .

If you zoom in to this extent , You can see the pixels in the image , The pixel is Photoshop The constituent elements of the image in , The size of pixels will affect the quality of the printed image , Therefore, image resolution is a very important parameter .

Especially for printing , Xiaobian will introduce this in detail in the content of image resizing . Now click... In the options bar “Fit Screen”（ Adapt to the screen ）, You can see the whole image again .

If you are using other tools , For example, when using brush tools , Brush a small area of the image , I don't want to switch from the brush tool to the zoom tool just to zoom the image .

Then there is a shortcut that can replace the zoom tool , That's holding down Command Press the plus key on the keyboard at the same time . Every time you press , You can zoom in a little . If you want to reduce the image , You can hold down the Command Key and then press the minus key on the keyboard , This reduces the image .

Zoom and pan the image

The zoom tool is located in the tool panel . Switch between zoom in and zoom out modes in the options bar .

The gripper tool is also located in the tool panel , You can use this tool to pan large or enlarged images .