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1. R_Kelly,

Sep 5, 2012 9:19 PM in reply to jo_82a

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In photoshop elements 10 the default is to constrain proportions when using the move tool to resize.

If you uncheck constrain proportions in the tool options bar does that do what you want?

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2. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 9:24 PM in reply to R_Kelly

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no. I tried that. I uncheck the box before moving the photo and it still squishes it. I dont know what I am doing wrong. I even tried moving the lines to where I want them and unchecking the box afterward, and that just puts it back to it's original proportions. hmmm. I dont know what else to do

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3. Barbara B.,

Sep 5, 2012 9:28 PM in reply to jo_82a

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I could make a 4x6 into a perfect square and the photo would look normal.

Sorry, but it should look weird in any version of PS or PSE if you do that with the move tool.

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4. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 9:30 PM in reply to R_Kelly

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another thing I noticed is that in photoshop 6 it had an option where after you placed the photo on the page, you could double click in the center of the photo and a little box would come up that would allow you to zoom in on the photo and move it around till you have it just how you want it. Is that not an option in version 10? I am using a mac. Does that make any difference?

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5. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 9:34 PM in reply to jo_82a

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with my old photoshop, I could move the lines any which way and it would crop parts of the picture to make it fit into the space. so I could take n 8x10 photo, drop in onto the page, and I could drag one side over so that it's like a 2x10 and what you could see of the picture would be in proportion. It wouldn't be squished- you just couldn't see the whole picture. Hopefully that makes sense

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6. R_Kelly,

Sep 5, 2012 9:36 PM in reply to jo_82a

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How are you placing the photo on the page i.e File>Place or dragging from the project bin or .....?

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7. Barbara B.,

Sep 5, 2012 9:37 PM in reply to jo_82a

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Yes, but that's what you do with the crop tool, not the move tool, judging by your description.

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8. R_Kelly,

Sep 5, 2012 9:38 PM in reply to jo_82a

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Are you using any of the functions from the create commands?

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9. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 9:39 PM in reply to R_Kelly

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file, open, then I just drop it from the project bin onto my 12x12 scrapbook page. I also tried file place, then select the photo and it automatically adds it to the page.

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10. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 9:39 PM in reply to R_Kelly

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no

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11. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 9:43 PM in reply to Barbara B.

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I have always done it with the move tool. I just add the photo to my 12x12 scrapbook page, drag the sides of the photo to where I want them, then I could double click the middle of the photo and a little box would come up with a slider that would zoom in or out on the photo so I could get it positioned just how I want it, and the picture was never distorted.

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12. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 9:48 PM in reply to jo_82a

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I just click new, make a blank 12x12 page and use digital scrapbooking elements and papers to create my page. I do not use the create function at all. Then I just add the photos onto the page, move them to where I want them, and save. I just don't have the freedom to move them the way I did with photoshop 6.0. But that was for p.c. and I just bought a mac so I had to upgrade becsause my old software wasn't compatible. Thanks for trying to help me! I guess I will just have to get used to doing it another way

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13. R_Kelly,

Sep 5, 2012 10:09 PM in reply to jo_82a

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Something like below?

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14. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 10:19 PM in reply to R_Kelly

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yes. just like that! Mine won't do that. In 6.0 I never had to put it into a frame or anything. I could just drop the photo anywhere on the page and double click it and that would pop up. I can't get it to work in 10. I double click the photo and nothing happens.

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15. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 10:28 PM in reply to R_Kelly

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ok- so If you go into create, collage, choose a size, then click on one of the frames to add a photo, you can use the move tool to slide any one side of the photo and it will move without distorting the picture. Nothing gets squished. then the zoom bar thing also pops up. I used to be able to do all of that under edit. I didn't have to choose any type of layout, I could make my own, and drop the pictures where I wanted them. Thank you though. I guess If I want those functions I will have to do it through the create tab and then just alter the layout to make it what I want it to be. I will try it out!

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16. jo_82a,

Sep 5, 2012 10:44 PM in reply to jo_82a

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it works, but you have to put it in advanced mode to have all of the tools available.

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