Expert: Laith Ibrahim - 1/12/2008

Question
I'm having hard time resizing the image on Illustrator CS3.
I go to Save as Web&Device, and change the image size to 54px by 54px. But, it
won't change to the size I want (54px by 54).

Answer
Hi Sally,
Were you able to resize to 54px by another number other than 54? or your image stays at the same size and no resizing happens at all?

In the 1st case, when you change the width to 54 the height will change automatically if the option "Constrain Properties" is selected. Uncheck this option and you'll be able to put the numbers that you like in the width and height fields. I don't recommend doing that because resizing will not be proportional

In the 2nd case, you probably filled in the width (and/or) height fields but forgot to click on the button "apply" to apply your size change.

For both cases make sure that the option "Clip to Artboard" is not selected. This option will resize the whole artboard not just the image.

Please let me know if one of the above solutions worked for you. If you're still having issues with your image then please give me more details about it and how you're resizing it. If you like you can email me the image (imagedpi@yahoo.com) and I will definitely be able to check the problem closely.

Please don't hesitate to contact me again with any further questions.

Best regards,

Laith