In this Adobe Photoshop Tutorial, I will show you how to straighten an image using the ruler tool. The ruler tool is a simple but powerful tool you can use to quickly straighten images to perfection in Photoshop. It’s important to know, though, that you will lose the corners of your image if you have to straighten the image drastically.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you straighten and Image in Photoshop?

To straighten an image in Adobe Photoshop, select your layer and unlock it in the bottom right. Then go to Edit – Transform – Rotate to rotate the image to be straight.

How do I use the ruler tool to perfectly straighten images?

Find the Ruler Tool on the left toolbar.  Then find a point on your image to use as refrence to make the rest of the image straight. Then click on your image with the ruler tool selected and make a line covering an amount of the reference location.

Once you create a line, a new option will appear near the top bar: a button called Straighten Layer. Click this, and Photoshop will rotate your image to be perfectly straight.

Can I straighten a layer without losing some of the picture?

No, by rotating your image to be straight, you will always lose the corners of it. The less straight your image is, the more picture you will lose.