CS5 Questions

DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
edited June 16, 2011 in Finishing School
I just downloaded the new CS5 and while I like some of the features there's some I don't.

If someone knows a short cut to make a photo bigger or smaller while working on it I would love to know it. The little drop down changer is a pain.

Thanks :D
Mary
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  • Ray FRay F Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    you mean zooming in/out?

    i use ctrl + or ctrl -

    on my windows system...
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    Ray F wrote: »
    you mean zooming in/out?

    i use ctrl + or ctrl -

    on my windows system...

    Thanks a bunch -- that's what I mean :D
    Mary
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  • Ray FRay F Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    That was easy :D
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 13, 2010
    If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can use that: Preferences->General->Zoom with scroll wheel.
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  • Ray FRay F Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    Richard wrote: »
    If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can use that: Preferences->General->Zoom with scroll wheel.

    oh that's cool. i have to try that myself. is it accurate? i do have a wacom intuos 4 with the jog. when i zoom with that it's rather awkward. always zooming a bit to much or just not enough. i just like to be able to quickly return to a 100% view and not 105% (for example)
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 13, 2010
    Ray F wrote: »
    oh that's cool. i have to try that myself. is it accurate? i do have a wacom intuos 4 with the jog. when i zoom with that it's rather awkward. always zooming a bit to much or just not enough. i just like to be able to quickly return to a 100% view and not 105% (for example)

    Ctl-Alt-0 is the quickest way.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited August 13, 2010
    Cmnd-0 on a Mac -> 100%. View.
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    Richard wrote: »
    If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can use that: Preferences->General->Zoom with scroll wheel.

    Oh...now I just tried this. Cool :D
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    alt + scrollwheel is zooming
    spacebar is panning
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    Richard wrote: »
    If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can use that: Preferences->General->Zoom with scroll wheel.

    Now...if only you could do that in ACR...please tell me I'm missing something.

    I'm beginning to find I can do a lot more editing in ACR via the adjustment brush that I used to do in PS. Zooming is a pain though.
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 13, 2010
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    Now...if only you could do that in ACR...please tell me I'm missing something.

    I'm beginning to find I can do a lot more editing in ACR via the adjustment brush that I used to do in PS. Zooming is a pain though.

    ACR (in Windows) doesn't recognize the scroll wheel for anything, not even changing slider numeric settings. It's just dumb.
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    i have CS5 , but alt + scroll works fine [ windows7 ]
    Bas

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 13, 2010
    basflt wrote: »
    i have CS5 , but alt + scroll works fine [ windows7 ]
    Do you mean in Photohop or in ACR? The scroll wheel works fine in CS5 Photoshop, just not in ACR. I'm still running XP. headscratch.gif
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    both , just tried to make sure [ dont want to be a liar ne_nau.gif]

    edit ;
    just discovered :
    when using keyboard , its Ctrl + -and or +key

    edit ; tip ;
    go to ;
    edit ,
    at bottom of list is ; keyboard shortcuts
    here you can assign your own keys
    Bas

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    basflt wrote: »
    i have CS5 , but alt + scroll works fine [ windows7 ]

    Yes it does! Thanks! clap.gifD
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 13, 2010
    basflt wrote: »
    both , just tried to make sure [ dont want to be a liar ne_nau.gif]

    Interesting. Alt-scroll does zoom for me in ACR--I had never tried that before, so thanks for the tip--but nothing I do makes the scroll wheel work in the slider controls there. It works fine in PS sliders.
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    try ;
    click on slider first , so its highlighted , then scroll should work

    edit
    you are right , on some sliders the scroll wont work in ACR
    but in layers they dont work either
    think that's in the photoshop system
    Bas

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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    Interesting that there are so many different ways -- makes it easier to find one that works the best for each individual.
    Mary
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    I can't tell y'all how many times I've said, "why can't I . . ." only to have someone on DGrin tell me, "well, sure! Ya just . . ." What a grroup!
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited August 14, 2010
    basflt wrote: »
    try ;
    you are right , on some sliders the scroll wont work in ACR
    but in layers they dont work either
    think that's in the photoshop system
    I'm not sure what you mean by "in layers." headscratch.gif In Photoshop itself the scroll wheel works everywhere I would expect it to. Perhaps you are trying something that I never do, ne_nau.gif. I like to do as much with the mouse as I can, so not being able to adjust ACR widgets with the scroll wheel has always annoyed me. I know you can click and drag the sliders, but you get finer control with the scroll wheel changing the numbers one step at a time.
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2010
    If I use my mouse scroll wheel to enlarge a photo to see it on the screen -- I can then crop it like that too ... right?
    Mary
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2010
    right
    you can crop in 2 ways
    -the crop-tool [C]
    - rectangular selection [marque] [M] ,then , from menu / image / crop
    Bas

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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2010
    basflt wrote: »
    right
    you can crop in 2 ways
    -the crop-tool [C]
    - rectangular selection [marque] [M] ,then , from menu / image / crop


    Thanks :D

    Just wanted to make sure -- sometimes I do things thinking I can...only to find out I shouldn't do it that way.
    Mary
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2010
    Dogdots wrote: »
    sometimes I do things thinking I can...only to find out I shouldn't do it that way.
    well
    it is said that its the best way of learning :D
    Bas

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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2010
    basflt wrote: »
    well
    it is said that its the best way of learning :D

    So true :D
    Mary
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    I'm not sure what you mean by "in layers." headscratch.gif In Photoshop itself the scroll wheel works everywhere I would expect it to. Perhaps you are trying something that I never do, ne_nau.gif. I like to do as much with the mouse as I can, so not being able to adjust ACR widgets with the scroll wheel has always annoyed me. I know you can click and drag the sliders, but you get finer control with the scroll wheel changing the numbers one step at a time.

    found it
    use up/down arrow-key's
    Bas

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited June 16, 2011
    basflt wrote: »
    found it
    use up/down arrow-key's
    Yes, that's what I do. But what I want is to not have to touch the keyboard while having fine control over the changes.
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