Crop - Aspect Ratio Drop Down Window

I was watching a tutorial (which I accidentally sign out of) and my drop down menu did not look the same as on the tutorial and I think I have the same PS version. The video was CS6 and I have CC. One of the things that was missing was Size and Resolution and whatever is directly above or below that. I think there may have been a few other things as well.

If you look at the top two options of the drop down, you will see one is ratio that is where you can type in a size like 1024x768 and that will lock the ratio so you can drag the crop up or down locked at that ratio.
The other is widthxheightxresolution. Most of the time you can type in the size and leave the resolution blank, especially when you do not want photoshop to alter the resolution.
Next on the list is a set of preset for setting the ratio Then is a list of presets for setting the size and the resolution. As you can see by that list you can type in pixels or inches for the size. If photoshop is set to a default of one or the other, you can type in the other without changing the default.
Ex. if the default is pixels, you can type in 6in or 6". If the default is inches you can type in 120px.
To change the default, the easiest way is to turn on the rulers and right click in the top left corner where the two rulers meet. A menu will pop up with a list of size types that will then be reflected in the rulers. Therefore with rulers turned on, you know right away what size type is the default.
OK, lets see where I left off - Yep the drop down menu After the presets for ratio and sizes is a place to see any presets that you created, as shown in the previous post I created one for Facebook.
And finally options for saving and deleting presets.
I think once you play with the crop tool for awhile, you will see that it is an extremely simple tool to use. As with any tool, the more you use it, the easier it is to remember what it can and cannot do.
When learning photoshop, don't take all tutorials literally. Photoshop like most programs have more than one way to accomplish the same thing. It is the end result you are after, not the process of getting there. Some tools maybe faster, others maybe more accurate, it is up to you to decide what is the best approach to get the end result.
Keep in mind, most artist usually say, when they are done, it is still not done. After all, they or we are our own worst critic.

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