Automatically shrinking or enlarging images

You can use the settings on the Display page of the Options dialog box to automatically enlarge or shrink images to fit the size of the ACDSee 12 window. For information about how the combination of the choices affects the display of images, see the Zoom mode and Resize results table below.

To automatically shrink or enlarge images:

  1. In Manage mode or View mode, click Tools | Options.
  2. In the Options dialog box, click View mode | Display.
  3. In the Zoom options area, select one of the following options from the Default zoom mode drop-down list:
    • Actual Size: Keeps images at their original size.
    • Fit Width: Resizes images to fit the width of the View mode window.
    • Fit Height: Resizes images to fit the height of the View mode window.
    • Fit Image: Resizes images to fit the size of the View mode window.
  4. Select one of the following options from the Resize drop-down list:
    • Reduce Only: Reduces large images to fit the size of the View mode window.
    • Enlarge Only: Enlarges smaller images to fit the size of the View mode window.
    • Reduce or Enlarge: Reduces large images, and enlarges smaller images to fit the size of the View mode window.
  5. Click OK.

Zoom mode and Resize results

 

Fit Image

Fit Width

Fit Height

Reduce Only

Reduces large images to fit the size of the View mode window.

Images that are smaller than the View mode window are displayed at their original size.

Reduces large images to fit between the left and right sides of the View mode window.

Images that are smaller than the View mode window are displayed at their original size.

Reduces large images to fit between the top and bottom of the View mode window.

Images that are smaller than the View mode window are displayed at their original size.

Enlarge Only

Enlarges small images to fit the size of the Viewer.

Images that are larger than the View mode window are displayed at their original size.

Enlarges small images to fit between the left and right sides of the View mode window.

Images that are larger than the View mode window are displayed at their original size.

Enlarges small images to fit between the top and bottom of the View mode window.

Images that are larger than the View mode window are displayed at their original size.

Reduce and Enlarge

Reduces large images and enlarges small images to fit the size of the View mode window.

Reduces large images and enlarges small images to fit between the left and right sides of the View mode window.

Reduces large images and enlarges small images to fit between the top and bottom of the View mode window.

ACDSee Photo Manager Note Automatically shrinking or enlarging images

If you select Fit Image you can display the previous or next image by pressing the left- and right-arrow keys on your keyboard.

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Automatically shrinking or enlarging images