Resizing Images in Mac OS: A Step-by-Step Guide

1. Open Finder by clicking on the Mac icon in the dock.

Go to Finder

To resize an image, follow these steps:

1. Go to the folder where the image you wish to resize is located. In this example, the image is in the Download folder.

Go to the folder containing the image you want to resize

1. Click the right mouse button on the image and hover over the “Open With” option.
2. From the dropdown menu that appears, choose “Preview”.

Please select “Open With” and then open with “Preview”

Select Open With and open with Preview

1. Open the Preview window by clicking on it.
2. Click on “Tools” in the toolbar at the top of the Preview window.
3. From the dropdown menu, select “Adjust Size”.
4. A small window will appear, sliding down on the image.

Select Adjust Size in Tools

To resize the image, follow these steps:

1. Click on the “Width” box and specify the desired width of the image.
2. If required, open the small lock icon on the left to also adjust the height.
3. Preview will automatically adjust the height or width based on the value entered in the respective box, unless the lock icon is clicked.

Please enter new dimensions in the Width or Height box:

Adjust settings

Unlock custom dimensions

Please ensure that you take note of the possibility of image distortion when making adjustments to custom dimensions. It is recommended to lock and resize the image to the correct aspect ratio.

Step 6: Click “OK”. The image that you want to resize will now appear with the new dimensions in the Preview window.

Complete the resize process

To modify the image, follow these steps:

1. Click on the “File” option in the toolbar located at the top.
2. From the drop-down menu, select either “Save” or “Export”.
3. If you opt for “Save”, the new image will replace the original image, maintaining the new size version.
4. On the other hand, if you choose “Export”, you can save the modified image as a separate file with a different name.

To exit Preview, click on “File” and choose “Quit Preview”.

Exit Preview

Image with new dimensions

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