Photoshop made Easy - How to move, combine, and resize pictures

This tutorial covers the basics of dragging and dropping one image on top of another and resizing. Also covered is a brief description of Smart Objects in CS3.

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Howto & Style

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• Photoshop
• tips
• tricks
• move
• transform
• smart
• object
• tutorials
• tech
• secrets

[Ksent]

I know most have moved well beyond CS3 these days, but I'm currently using a Win 7, CS3 machine and this tutorial was exactly what I was looking for. I guess I am missing something, because when I use the move tool to send one image to the other, the image doesn't come with a bounding box for proportion manipulation?

[c130bulldawg]

@Ksent I can't remember if CS3 has the "show bounding box" option when you click on the move tool. If it does it may be unchecked as a default. When you click the move tool, there should be an options at the top near the menu. "Show bounding box should be an option." If not, just press ctrl-t and the bounding box with handles will appear. Hold down the shift key and it will keep the picture proportional. When you are done resizing, hit the enter key. I hope that helps.

Cheers.

~Chuckie

[Ksent]

@c130bulldawg Thanks! That's was it. One would think a layout/design professor would help a student out with the software (at least in the 1st week!) Fortunately I'll be a pro by the end of the course with the help of your vids. Thanks again!

[c130bulldawg]

@Ksent I'm glad to be of help. Photoshop is not the most user friendly program on the planet.

~Chuckie

[digitalgamer177]

dude this is so coo lnice

[c130bulldawg]

Thanks for stopping by my tutorial. You have a nice gaming review page.

[KIDDxALIFE]

okay im confused...theres a photoshop with 2 bars, and theres one with one bar

which 1 is the one with 2 bars?

[c130bulldawg]

I'm glad you found it helpful. Yep, time to take notes ;)

[musicizgood]

thank you so much i was starting to panic.. i need to take notes in class hahah..

you saved me