offwhite Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I often take a screenshot of something and then use Paint.NET to crop it. But to be precise I have to carefully move the mouse to an edge before cropping. I would like to be able to adjust the square selection area using the keyboard by 1 pixel at a time. Perhaps this already exists in a similar form, but not exactly what I want. I would like to hit ctrl+up to just move the top side up while leaving the bottom side where it is. Simply using the arrow keys could move all sides equally. This way I can highlight the square region without being completely accurate and then use ctrl+arrows to precisely select the region before cropping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Try this with your area selected (you know, with the marching ants border around your selection): Click on the Move Selection tool (or hit M key) Move the pointer over the nub on the side you want to move (the pointer turns into an open hand )Hold down the left mouse key (the hand clenches into a fist)Now move just that side with the arrow keys, one pixel at a time. Is that what you wanted? Welcome to the forum! Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Harvey Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Ha, you beat me to it Note: The mouse hold/arrow key trick is Windows built-in behaviour so it works pretty much everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Ha, you beat me to it It's the time zone, Christchurch is two hours ahead of Sydney :wink: Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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