How do I resize an image.

Question

I created a 12x12 in image but find that my physical photo frame is 11 3/4 x 11 3/4.  How do I resize (what do I resize - image or canvas) so that my image will fit in the 11 3/4 square opening yet have a 1/4 inch boarder that would then fit behind the physical frame in order to secure it.  I don't understand image vs canvas. When I try to copy my image onto a new blank file in an attempt to resize it 1/4 inch smaller it won't let me resize or move the image around.  Please don't use short hand when you answer - I'm really green at this.

Conrad_C · Accepted Answer

Image Size can scale the image and can resample.

Canvas Size is only about the size of the background of the image, so changing Canvas Size never scales or resamples the image itself, only the total area of the document.

You can get what you want using both commands, in two easy steps:

Choose Image > Image Size, change Units to Inches, and set both Width and Height to 11.75 inches. Click OK.
Choose Image > Canvas Size, select Relative, enter 0.5 inches for both Width and Height. Click OK.

What Step 2 does is expand the background by 0.5 inches along both dimensions. That 0.5 inches is split between left/right and top/bottom, resulting in an 0.25 inch border.

Another way of thinking of Canvas Size: If you reduce it far enough, you crop the photo.

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