Photoshop - two views of same file?

[cleo]

I thought I remember reading somewhere that it's possible to have multiple views of the same document open at once, so that, for example, you can zoom in and work on a detail area and see how it's affecting the image "live" in another view.

If I'm not making this up, how do I do it?

 

[Bear]

Menu: Window->Arrange->New Window for ...

 

[cleo]

Ah, gracias!

 

[Doctor Q]

Sometimes I use this technique without zooming. For example, with two views of the same image at the same zoom factor, I can edit text in one window while seeing the result in the other window, but without the insertion bar, underlining, or text-selection highlighting. That let's me see how it is coming out without changing tools back and forth to see my text.

 

[mkrishnan]

...I can edit text in one window while seeing the result in the other window...

Hmmm, this is a really good idea. Thanks! I will have to remember to try that soon.

 

[Balin64]

Thanks for the reminder

I used to use that, but have recently been working with my PB and external monitor. I'll have to try it a again on my iMac G5... I wish I had some real state... I was saving for Dell 24" + G5 upgrade... but I got a Nikon D70 instead!