PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

56 Manipulating Images
5. If adjusting printed dimensions, select your preferred units of measurement
and resolution. The pixel size will automatically alter with print size
adjustment.
6. Enter the new values and click OK.
Changing canvas size
PhotoPlus provides several ways of changing the canvas size that was originally
chosen when Starting with a new picture (see p. 18). If you just want to reduce the
canvas area, you can use the Crop Tool (see Cropping an image on p. 57) or the
Image>Crop to Selection command. To either enlarge or reduce the canvas, the
Image>Canvas Size... command provides a dialog that lets you specify where
pixels should be added or subtracted.
To change canvas size:
1. Choose Canvas Size... from the Image menu.
2. Enter New Width and/or New Height values (the current values are also
shown for comparison). Alternatively, select the Relative check box to enter
the number of units you want to add or subtract from the existing width and
height values—for example, 5 pixels, 1 cm, 100 points, 10 percent, and so on.
4. Click OK.
3. In the Anchor box, click to position the image thumbnail
with respect to edges where pixels should be added or
subtracted. For example, if you want to extend the canvas
from all sides of the image, click the centre anchor point.
If the canvas size is increased, the new canvas area is filled (on the
Background layer), with the current background colour and (on standard
layers) with transparency.