Straightening images

Skewed images are a common by-product of the scanning process. For example, if you lay a photograph on the scanner at an angle, the image will appear rotated when you open it in Photoshop Elements. You can quickly correct a rotated image using one of the Straighten Image commands.

To straighten an image:

Do one of the following:

Note: The Straighten and Crop Image command may not produce good results if the edges of the rotated scan are too close to the image window boundaries. In this case, you can use the Canvas Size command to enlarge the work canvas. (See Changing the size of the work canvas.)

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