Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac Question about Opening Files

Hi. I somehow must have changed some settings in Photoshop Elements and I don't know how to change them back. Whenever I open an image, it opens at a size of 34.5% and the window is sized accordingly. When I change the view to Actual Pixels, the image gets bigger but the window stays the same size as before so I need to manually resize the window. Anyway, I don't know how I accidentally set these settings as the default. I'd like Photoshop Elements to open images at 100% and have the window size be the same. Does anyone know how I can fix it? Thanks.

Elements will open an image at the largest size it can so that the whole image fits in the Active Image Area. It's the same as Fit on Screen view.
You can make the Active Image Area larger by collapsing Panels and the Project Bin.
To get your window to resize with your photo you need to choose a Preference. Go up to the Photoshop Elements menu (Edit menu for Windows users) and choose Preferences > General and click on the box next to Zoom Resizes Windows. Click OK.
Hope that Helps!
Rick
essential-photoshop-elements.com

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