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teresae12SM
teresae12SM
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December 17, 2016
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Increasing image size doesn't work

  • December 17, 2016
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I want to make a website logo larger. It is a .png file. I have tried increasing the pixel size and also increasing the size in inches.

In Photoshop, it looks like I have indeed made it larger. However, when I upload it to the site it  actually looks even smaller. I don't understand this.

I have just increased the size of the image and yet it looks smaller on the site instead of larger.

Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks a million.

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    Correct answer D Fosse

    Then the site is scaling down to fit a certain pixel size. To see what those pixel dimensions are, take a screenshot and open it in Photoshop.

    Only pixels matter here. Everything else is irrelevant and you can forget abot the physical dimensions or resolution. They don't apply.

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    cmgap
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    cmgapCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 17, 2016

    Where are you uploading the image too? Is it to a Wordpress or a responsive website template? If it is then your issue may lie with the CSS which scales the image and not a Photoshop problem.

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 17, 2016

    It would be good if you stated which Potoshop feature you are using to change size. Some have dialogs like size and tool like transforn have the option bar in these you can use units like px or pixels, in, cm %

    JJMack
    teresae12SM
    teresae12SMAuthor
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    December 17, 2016

    Thanks for the reply.

    To change image size, in the Menu on top, I go to Image, Image Size. This gives me the Image Size window.

    Here, I change the size either in Pixel Dimensions or Document Size (I've tried it both ways).

    I also increase the Resolution.

    I leave Scale Size, Constrain Proportions, Resample Image - Bicubic Automatic checked. Then I click Okay.

    The results I get after doing this shows the image to be larger for sure. However, when I upload it to the website, it looks the same or even smaller.

    Thanks for your help.

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    December 17, 2016

    Then the site is scaling down to fit a certain pixel size. To see what those pixel dimensions are, take a screenshot and open it in Photoshop.

    Only pixels matter here. Everything else is irrelevant and you can forget abot the physical dimensions or resolution. They don't apply.

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