Flingrabu Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Hi, If I need to get an exactly square selection that is down-to-the-pixel size even, say, 200x200...how would I do that? I know I can drag a selection area, but since it is done by hand it is always a bit off. If I need it to be an exact size or dimensions...what do I need to do? Thanks! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Djisves Posted April 18, 2023 Solution Share Posted April 18, 2023 Option A: Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard while dragging your mouse on the canvas. Option B: Use the "Fixed Ratio" mode Option C: Use the "Fixed Size" mode More on this here <-click 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinthDesertDude Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 The bottom also shows the bounding rectangle size, which I use sometimes to manually flip horizontally/vertically (luckily there are plugins for that): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 20 hours ago, Djisves said: Option A: Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard while dragging your mouse on the canvas. 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...
Tactilis Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 4/18/2023 at 10:40 AM, Flingrabu said: If I need to get an exactly square selection that is down-to-the-pixel size even, say, 200x200...how would I do that? I know I can drag a selection area, but since it is done by hand it is always a bit off. If I need it to be an exact size or dimensions...what do I need to do? People have given you the solution, but it is also very easy to answer these sort of questions yourself. 1. Click the icon top right and then click Documentation. 2. Look at Tools | Selection Tools | Rectangle Select Tool. 3. See the very prominent Tip which shows you how to make the selection a square. The Documentation is comprehensive and very well written. It will pay dividends if you spend a little time working your way through it and trying out the tools and features it describes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flingrabu Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 M A N Y T H A N K S ! ! ! : ))))))))))))))))))))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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