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Measure Tool (Video Included)
Added: Nov 04, 2005 Rating: 
Level: Beginner Software:
Photoshop
Level: Beginner Software:
Photoshop
Measure Tool calculates distances and angles in the work area:
- In the Toolbox, select the Measure
Tool. - To calculate distance from one point in the work area to another, drag line between the points.
- On Info palette and on the Options bar
you can read the measuring line data:
- X, Y - coordinates of the starting point
- W - horizontal length
- H - vertical length
- A - angle relative to the axis
- D1 - total length
- D2 - total length of second line
- To measure other distance, drag another measuring line, or drag an end of existing one to resize it (animation).
- To measure an angle, crate a protractor by alt-drag ging (drag holding [Alt] key pressed) at an angle from one end of the measuring line.
- To constrain the Measure
Tool
to multiples of 45°, shift-drag (drag holding [Shift] key
pressed).
- To hide / show annotations use [Ctrl+H] shortcut.
- To completely remove measuring line, drag it out of the image (animation).
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