Changing the View Size with the Navigator Palette
Photoshop's Navigator palette gives you an overall view of the image and the ability to navigate through the document or change the zoom size. Viewing images at different sizes gives you the ability to focus on small elements of the design, without impacting the overall quality of the image. Once small areas of an image are enlarged, it's easier for you to make minute changes. Zoom size determines the visible size of an image, as seen in the document window. Zooming in (enlarging the image) gives you a handy magnifying glass that lets you work on and manipulate fine details, and then you can zoom out (reducing the image) to view how the changes impact the entire image. The Navigator palette contains a thumbnail view of the image, and under the thumbnail are easy-to-use controls that let you adjust the zoom of the image. In addition, changes made in the Navigator palette, are immediately viewable in the active document window (what you see is what you get).
Change the View Size with the Navigator Palette
Select the Navigator palette.
Use one of the following methods to change the view size:
- Drag the triangular slider to the right to increase the zoom or to the left to decrease the zoom.
- Click the small and large mountain icons, located to the left and right of the triangular slider, to decrease or increase the zoom.
- Enter a value from .33 to 1600 percent into the Zoom box.
Did You Know?There are additional ways to zoom in using the Navigator palette. In the View box, hold down the Ctrl key, and then drag to resize the active document.You can constrain the view box to drag horizontally or vertically. Hold down the Shift key, and then drag the view box horizontally or vertically. |
For Your InformationNavigator Palette Shortcut You can control the view of the document through a great shortcut. Simply click once in the Zoom input box on the Navigator palette, and then use the Up/Down arrow keys to increase or decrease the zoom value of the document 1 percentage point at a time. Not fast enough for you? Then hold down the Shift key, and use the Up or Down arrow keys to change the zoom size 10 percentage points at a time. Press the Enter key to see your changes reflected in the active document window. |