How to resize image in photoshop by dragging without stretching

Written by Steve Patterson.

Resizing an image is one of the most commonly used skills in all of Photoshop.

It's so common, in fact, that even people who know virtually nothing about Photoshop still manage to use it to resize their images, which should give you an idea of how easy it is to do.

In this tutorial, we'll learn how to resize images, as well as a general rule to keep in mind so your resized photos remain crisp and sharp.

I'll be using Photoshop CS5 here but the steps are the same with any recent version of the program.

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Here's an image I have open on my screen:

The original photo.

This is a photo taken on a trip to Mexico.

How to resize image in photoshop by dragging

Of course, the original version of the photo was much larger than what we're seeing here, but I've resized it and made it smaller so it fits better on the page. How did I do that? It's easy. To resize an image in Photoshop, we use the Image Size command which we can get to by going up to the Image menu in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen

how to resize image in photoshop by dragging

how to resize image in photoshop by dragging without stretching