How to Make an Image Bigger in Photoshop

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: March 25, 2023 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to use Adobe Photoshop for Windows or macOS to enlarge an image.

1

Open your image in Photoshop.

Click the File menu and select Open. If you haven't already, this will prompt you to open the image you want to resize in Photoshop. Once opened, you can edit the image.

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2

Open the "Image" menu.

Click the Image menu. It’s in the menu bar at the top of the screen or window.

3

Select "Image Size."

Click Image Size on the menu. This displays your image's current dimensions.

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4

Check the box next to “Constrain Proportions.”

If this box isn't selected, check it now. This ensures that the image doesn’t get warped during resizing.

5

Enter the desired width and height.

Type the width and height into the provide areas. In the “Pixel Dimensions” area, both the width and height drop-down menus show the current resolution in pixels.
- If you know how many pixels wide and/or large you want the image to be, leave “Pixels” selected in the second drop-down menu, then enter the new width or height in pixels.
  - For example, if you want the image to be 800 pixels wide, type 800 into the “Width” box.
  - Entering the width will automatically change the height due to the “Constrain Proportions” setting.
- To increase the size by percent instead of by specifying the exact width or height in pixels, select “percent” from the drop-down menus, then type the percentage by which you want to increase the size.
  - For example, to increase the image size by 20%, select percent from the drop-downs under “Pixel Dimensions,” then type 20 into either the width or height box.

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6

Click "OK".

Click OK to resize the image. The newly-resized image now appears in Photoshop.
- To save your changes, click the File menu and select Save.

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Written by:

Nicole Levine, MFA

wikiHow Technology Writer

This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 28,540 times.

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Updated: March 25, 2023

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Categories: Editing Photos Using Photoshop

Article SummaryX

1. Open the image in Photoshop.
2. Click Image.
3. Click Image Size.
4. Select "Constrain Proportions."
5. Enter the width and height.
6. Click OK.

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