To Add Images To A Nonsquare Pixel Document; To Assign A Pixel Aspect Ratio Value To An Existing Document; To Create A Custom Pixel Aspect Ratio; To Delete A Pixel Aspect Ratio - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

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"To preview your document on a video monitor" on page 708

To add images to a nonsquare pixel document

Do one of the following:
Copy and paste an image.
Drag an image from another document window.
Choose File > Place, select the file you want to place, and click the Place button.
Photoshop automatically converts and scales the image to the pixel aspect ratio of the nonsquare pixel document.
Images brought in from Adobe Illustrator are also properly scaled.
See also
"To create a new image" on page 191

To assign a pixel aspect ratio value to an existing document

With the square pixel document open, choose Image > Pixel Aspect Ratio and select a pixel aspect ratio.

To create a custom pixel aspect ratio

With a document open, choose Image > Pixel Aspect Ratio > Custom Pixel Aspect Ratio.
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In the Save Pixel Aspect Ratio dialog box, enter a value in the Factor text box, name the custom pixel aspect ratio,
and click OK.
The new custom pixel aspect ratio will appear in the both the Pixel Aspect Ratio menu of the New dialog box and in
the Pixel Aspect Ratio submenu of the Image menu.

To delete a pixel aspect ratio

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With a document open, choose Image > Pixel Aspect Ratio > Delete Pixel Aspect Ratio.
In the Delete Pixel Aspect Ratio dialog box, choose the option you want to delete from the Pixel Aspect Ratio
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menu and click Delete.
To reset the pixel aspect ratios
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With a document open, choose Image > Pixel Aspect Ratio > Reset Pixel Aspect Ratios.
In the dialog box, choose one of the following:
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Append
Replaces the current pixel aspect ratios with the default values plus any custom pixel aspect ratios. This
option is useful if you deleted a default value and want to restore it to the menu but also want to retain any custom
values.
Cancels the command.
Cancel
Replaces the current pixel aspect ratios with the default values. Custom pixel aspect ratios are discarded.
OK
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