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HillAshley
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November 30, 2022
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How to stretch the Image with keyboard short keys

  • November 30, 2022
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I am trying to strech the Contract Fermentation Image in Photoshop for my website with Shift+Alt Key via Photoshop 2020 but image quality broken, is there any other method to stretch/edit without disturbing the image? 

 

Have a look at both images whic I am trying to fix 

 

 

2nd image 

 

Your suggestions will be appreciated 

 

Cheer

Hill 

Correct answer Kevin Stohlmeyer

You can enlarge using the move tool and show transform controls.

When you scale, hold alt/opt to scale from center and make sure the W&H controls are linked at the top.

That should prevent distrotion.

The other issue you may have is when I blew this up to fill the vertical height you show, the image is at 187% which means it may be a little soft and require some sharpening after scaling.

 

 

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David_Hennry3382
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May 7, 2025

Thanks for sharing this thread—super helpful! I had a similar issue while resizing product images for my Tillie Beads  beaded bag  collection. At first, using Shift+Alt distorted the quality too, but switching to the move tool with “Show Transform Controls” and linking W&H worked much better. Also agree with Kevin—some gentle sharpening after resizing helped restore the image’s crispness for web use. Always something new to learn in Photoshop!

Kevin Stohlmeyer
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Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 30, 2022

Dont hold the shift key to keep your image proportionate.

Obviously enlarging this image will cause some of the area to be cropped but it will not distort.

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HillAshleyAuthor
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December 1, 2022

Thanks Kevin for your response, so please share the method how can I enlarge the image without demaging the quality becasue website need to be upload with correct dimensions. 

Kevin Stohlmeyer
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Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
December 1, 2022

You can enlarge using the move tool and show transform controls.

When you scale, hold alt/opt to scale from center and make sure the W&H controls are linked at the top.

That should prevent distrotion.

The other issue you may have is when I blew this up to fill the vertical height you show, the image is at 187% which means it may be a little soft and require some sharpening after scaling.

 

 

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