How do you paste an image to conform to the canvas width or height?

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February 15, 2022
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How do you paste an image to conform to the canvas width or height?

I'm trying to "scale" but Photoshop is so advanced what is "easy" is impossible without a direct guide.

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c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Why paste and not place a Smart Object?

In that case the General Preferences setting »Resize Image During Place« determines if images larger than the canvas will get scaled down immediately.

AntDX316Author

Inspiring

I forgot you can just edit > transform > scale.

What is the difference between smart object and not anyway?

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

@AntDX316 wrote:

I forgot you can just edit > transform > scale.
What is the difference between smart object and not anyway?

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/create-smart-objects.html

https://photographylife.com/photoshop-smart-objects-explained

https://fstoptraining.com/what-is-a-smart-object/

And many more links on the topic are available via a quick web search...

Myra Ferguson

Community Expert

If you copy the image first and then make the new document, Photoshop will let you select the clipboard as the size of the canvas.

AntDX316Author

Inspiring

I just go into Illustrator and edit it there this way it's already "vectorized?" and I can crop and other things without it turning pixelated. (I'm trying to print on an 8.5x11" and if you don't conform the form factor to that you can end up with a totally messed up layout on the print.)

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