Apple 627, 1230 Undoing an action, Zooming in and out, Cutting, To cut a selection from an image

Cutting

To cut a selection from an image:

1Select the area you want to cut.

2To store a temporary copy of what you cut on the Clipboard, choose Cut from the Edit menu (or press x–X).

3To remove the selection without storing a temporary copy of it, press the Delete key.

This completely erases the selection. You cannot paste a copy elsewhere.

Undoing an action

You can reverse an action if you do so before you take another action. For example, if you press the Delete key to delete a selection, you can restore what you cut if the cut was the most recent editing action you took.

To undo an action:

mImmediately choose Undo from the Edit menu (or press x–Z).

Zooming in and out

Sometimes you may need to work closely with an image or back away from it to get an overview. A closer view makes it easier to work with details. A more distant view makes it easier to work with an image as a whole.

To zoom into and out of an image:

1Choose Zoom In or Zoom Out from the Image menu.

Zoom In Takes you closer to the image; elements of the image appear larger.

Zoom Out Takes you farther away from the image; elements of the image appear smaller.

2To return to a 100-percent view, choose Actual Size from the Image menu.

Changes you make with these commands don’t affect the size of the actual image.

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