How to Straighten the Horizon In Photoshop
A slight tilt in your hand while taking a picture will capture the horizon at an odd angle and can adversely affect an image's composition. Fortunately, Photoshop CS5 includes a "straighten" option that quickly levels a slanted image. The "straighten" command is part of the "Ruler" tool, and Photoshop will automatically rotate and crop the image to correct the problem.
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Instructions
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Go to the "Tools" panel and select the "Ruler" tool. It is the last tool in the first set of tools in the panel. The "Eyedropper" tool may be covering the "Ruler" tool. Click and hold the "Eyedropper" tool to see the tools underneath, and then select the ruler icon.
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Click and drag the "Ruler" tool across the image following the tilt of the horizon.
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Go to the Options Bar at the top of the document window and click the "Straighten" button.
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Tips & Warnings
To crop the image manually, select "Edit", "Undo". Then select the "Crop" tool, and click and drag to draw the bounding box. Click and drag the corners of the bounding box to adjust it, and then double-click in the box to crop the image.
Holding down the "Alt" key in Windows or the "Option" key in Mac OS when you click the "Straighten" button will prevent the automatic cropping function.
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