How to resize an image using Photoshop

Owned by Laura S (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jul 22, 2019
3 min read

The following steps outline how to resize an image in Photoshop.

Instructions

Installing Photoshop

  • If you do not already have Photoshop installed, head to the Software Centre on your desktop
  • Select Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (or equivalent)
  • Click install

 Resizing an image

  • Open Photoshop
  • Select the open button

  • Choose the image you want to resize from your documents/photos/downloads folder
  • Type in your ratio dimensions (ie 2000x1333px for an image embed)

  • A crop box will appear around your image in the required dimensions
  • Move the box until you are happy with where the crop box is positioned on the image

  • Click the enter key on the keyboard to crop

  • Select Image from the top menu

  • Click on image size

  • Ensure the drop-down on the right hand side is set to display pixels

  • Change the width and height to mirror the ratio of your image (ie 2000x1333 for an image embed)

  • Click OK
  • Select File > Export > Save for web (legacy)

  • The image should be preset to JPEG High. If not, select this from the drop-down menu

  • Click save

  • Choose a file name

  • Click save

  • Run the image through tinyjpg (https://tinyjpg.com) if being added to the website
  • Repeat for another image, or close Photoshop