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August 21, 2018
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Bird's eye view rectangle is huge

  • August 21, 2018
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So somehow I managed to get the bird's eye view rectangle to be absolutely huge...and I'm not sure how to resize it smaller or to its default: https://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/uni/1534888985504-57648.png

Could I get some help? I have "no" idea what I did (I was holding "h" and click-holding the left mouse button as in Deke McClelland's Photoshop One-On-One Fundamentals course.

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Correct answer gener7

I'm taking the exact same course, so let's explain how "Bird's Eye" works.

If you are zoomed in to an image 300% (look at the zoom percentage in the tab) and you press H and your trackpad or mouse, what you see is the entire image withe box representing what portion the 300% zoom is taking up.

If you reduce the zoom to 66%, and press H, that box will be larger because it is taking in more of the image than 300%. A higher zoom percentage takes up less of the entire image than a lower zoom percentage.

So increase your zoom before pressing H and you will see a smaller box taking up the image. You can drag that box to another part of the image to apply 300% to that part when you release the H key.

So give it a try and let me know what happens

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gener7Community ExpertCorrect answer
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August 21, 2018

I'm taking the exact same course, so let's explain how "Bird's Eye" works.

If you are zoomed in to an image 300% (look at the zoom percentage in the tab) and you press H and your trackpad or mouse, what you see is the entire image withe box representing what portion the 300% zoom is taking up.

If you reduce the zoom to 66%, and press H, that box will be larger because it is taking in more of the image than 300%. A higher zoom percentage takes up less of the entire image than a lower zoom percentage.

So increase your zoom before pressing H and you will see a smaller box taking up the image. You can drag that box to another part of the image to apply 300% to that part when you release the H key.

So give it a try and let me know what happens

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August 21, 2018

I see now, thank you! Onward!

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