{"id":26192,"date":"2018-10-22T09:55:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T13:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=26192"},"modified":"2022-11-02T13:05:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T17:05:53","slug":"place-images-into-shapes-with-the-new-frame-tool-in-photoshop-cc-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/place-images-into-shapes-with-the-new-frame-tool-in-photoshop-cc-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Place Images into Shapes with the Frame Tool in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"summary\">\n<p>The Frame Tool, a new feature in Photoshop CC 2019, makes it easy to place images into shapes! Learn how to draw shapes with the Frame Tool, how to place images into your shapes, how to instantly swap images with other images, and more!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 20px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photoshop basics top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"     \n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7310008691\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop CC 2019 introduces a brand new tool to Photoshop's Toolbar known as the Frame Tool. The Frame Tool is designed to make placing images into shapes both simple and intuitive, especially for users who are new to Photoshop. It's great for designing layouts, and in fact, if you've used a page layout program like Adobe InDesign, then you're already familiar with how the Frame Tool works. You just drag out a frame where you want to place an image on the page (or in this case, in your Photoshop document), and then drag your image into the frame!<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, Photoshop's new Frame Tool is not necessarily the best way to work. That's because anything you can do with the Frame Tool can also be done using Photoshop's more flexible <a href=\"\/basics\/clipping-masks-essentials\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">clipping masks<\/a>. But the Frame Tool <em>is<\/em> easier, especially if you're new to Photoshop. And, the Frame Tool takes full advantage of Photoshop's powerful smart objects. So even if you're a more experienced Photoshop user, the Frame Tool still has something to offer. Let's see how it works.<\/p>\n<p>To follow along, you'll need the <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/dlXjD2w\" title=\"Get Photoshop CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">latest version of Photoshop<\/a>. And if you're already an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber, make sure that your copy of Photoshop CC is <a href=\"\/basics\/update-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">up to date<\/a>. Let's get started!<\/p>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to use the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019<\/h2>\n<p>Using the new Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019 to place images into shapes is easy. We just select the Frame Tool, draw a frame, drag an image into the frame, and then move or resize the image inside the frame. You can add a stroke around the frame to help with your design, and even swap the existing image with a new image just by dragging and dropping the new image into the frame.<\/p>\n<p>To show you how it works, I've gone ahead and created a new document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/new-document-photoshopcc2019.jpg\" alt=\"A new document open in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">A new document in Photoshop CC 2019.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 1: Select the Frame Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Photoshop's new Frame Tool is found in the <a href=\"\/basics\/photoshop-tools-toolbar-overview\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Toolbar<\/a>. It's the tool that looks like a box with an X through it. Click on it to select it. You can also select the Frame Tool from your keyboard by pressing the letter <strong>K<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-frame-tool-photoshopcc2019.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Frame Tool from the Toolbar in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"70\" height=\"140\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Frame Tool from the Toolbar.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Choose a shape for your frame from the Options Bar<\/h3>\n<p>With the Frame Tool selected, choose a shape for your frame from the Options Bar. By default, you'll draw a rectangular frame, but you can also draw elliptical frames. Select the shape you need by clicking on its icon. I'll stick with the rectangular shape for now:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-tool-shape-options-toolbar.png\" alt=\"The Shape options (rectangular or elliptical) for the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"290\" height=\"126\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choose a shape (rectangular or elliptical) for the frame.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Draw a frame where you want to place an image<\/h3>\n<p>Then, drag out a frame where you want to place an image inside your document: <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/draw-frame.png\" alt=\"Drawing a rectangular frame with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"639\" height=\"404\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click and drag to draw your frame.<\/div>\n<h4>Using modifier keys with the Frame Tool<\/h4>\n<p>To reposition the frame as you're drawing it, press and hold your <strong>spacebar<\/strong>, drag the frame into position, and then release your spacebar to continue drawing the frame. To force a rectangular frame into a perfect square, hold your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key as you drag. Or if you're drawing an elliptical frame, hold <strong>Shift<\/strong> to force it into a perfect circle:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/draw-square-frame.png\" alt=\"How to draw square or circle frames with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hold Shift to force rectangular frames into squares or elliptical frames into circles.<\/div>\n<p>In my case, I'll draw a wide frame in the upper half of the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/draw-rectangular-frame.png\" alt=\"How to draw frames with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"639\" height=\"406\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Drawing a rectangular frame where I want to place an image.<\/div>\n<p>Release your mouse button, and the frame appears. The frame is a container for an image. But since the frame has no content yet, it starts out empty:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/initial-frame-photoshopcc2019.png\" alt=\"An empty frame has been added to the document in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"639\" height=\"409\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">An empty frame has been added to the document.<\/div>\n<h3>The new Frame layer in the Layers panel<\/h3>\n<p>If we look in the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Layers panel<\/a>, we see that Photoshop added the frame on its own separate <strong>Frame layer<\/strong>, which is also new in CC 2019. The thumbnail on the left represents the frame itself (indicated by the small <strong>frame icon<\/strong> in the lower right). And the thumbnail on the right is for the content inside the frame. Since there is no content yet, the thumbnail is just filled with white:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-layer-photoshopcc2019.png\" alt=\"The new Frame layer in the Layers panel in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"275\" height=\"299\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The icon in the lower right tells us it's a Frame layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Place an image into the frame<\/h3>\n<p>To place an image into the frame, go up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar and choose <strong>Place Embedded<\/strong>. Or you can choose <strong>Place Linked<\/strong>. The difference is that Place Embedded will embed the image into your document, while Place Linked will just link to the image on your computer. In most cases, Place Embedded is the better choice:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/photoshop-place-embedded-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Place Embedded command from the File menu in Photoshop\" width=\"290\" height=\"91\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Place Embedded.<\/div>\n<p>Then navigate to the image on your computer, select it, and click <strong>Place<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-first-image.png\" alt=\"Selecting the image to place inside the frame in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"702\" height=\"275\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the image to place inside the frame.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop places the image into the frame. And it automatically resizes the image to match the frame's size (<a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/me41Mo0\" title=\"View on Adobe Stock\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photo<\/a> from Adobe Stock):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/image-placed-in-frame.jpg\" alt=\"How to place images into frames with Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"699\" height=\"441\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image is placed and resized in the frame. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<h4>Placing the image as a smart object<\/h4>\n<p>If we look again at the Frame layer in the Layers panel, we see the content of the frame now appearing in the thumbnail on the right. Also, notice the <strong>smart object icon<\/strong> in the lower right of the thumbnail, telling us that Photoshop has automatically converted the image into a <a href=\"\/basics\/how-to-create-smart-objects-in-photoshop\/\" title=\"Learn more\">smart object<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>If you're new to Photoshop, this may not mean much to you, but smart objects are a good thing. It means we can resize the image inside the frame <a href=\"\/basics\/scale-resize-images-smart-objects-photoshop\/\" title=\"Learn more\">without losing quality<\/a>. And, we can easily <a href=\"\/basics\/how-to-edit-and-replace-smart-object-contents-in-photoshop\/\" title=\"Learn more\">replace the image<\/a> with another one, as we'll see how to do in a few moments:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-layer-content-smart-object.png\" alt=\"The Frame layer in the Layers panel showing the content of the frame added as a smart object\" width=\"275\" height=\"192\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Frame layer showing the content added as a smart object.<\/div>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to switch between the frame and the image<\/h2>\n<p>Now that we've placed an image into the frame, let's look at how to switch between the frame and its contents.<\/p>\n<h3>From the Layers panel<\/h3>\n<p>One way to switch between the frame and the image is from the Layers panel. Notice the <strong>white border<\/strong> around the content's thumbnail. This tells us that the image inside the frame is selected:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-contents-selected-layers-panel.png\" alt=\"The border around the contents thumbnail tells us the image is currently selected in the frame\" width=\"275\" height=\"205\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The border tells us which one (the frame or the image) is selected.<\/div>\n<h4>Selecting the frame<\/h4>\n<p>To select the frame itself, click on the frame's thumbnail on the left:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/selecting-frame-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"Selecting the frame's thumbnail in the Frame layer\" width=\"274\" height=\"191\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the frame by clicking the left thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>Along with the border around the thumbnail, another way to tell that the frame is selected is that we can see the <strong>transform handles<\/strong> around the frame in the document. We use the handles to resize the frame, and we'll come back to them shortly:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-selected-handles.jpg\" alt=\"Transform handles appear around the frame when it is selected\" width=\"699\" height=\"266\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The transform handles mean that the frame is selected.<\/div>\n<h4>Selecting the image<\/h4>\n<p>To switch back to the image, click the thumbnail on the right:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-image-in-frame-layers-panel.png\" alt=\"Selecting the image by clicking the right thumbnail on the Frame layer\" width=\"275\" height=\"192\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the image by clicking the right thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>And with the image selected, the transform handles around the frame disappear:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-transform-handles-gone.jpg\" alt=\"The frame's transform handles disappear when the image inside it is selected\" width=\"700\" height=\"275\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The frame's transform handles are gone.<\/div>\n<h4>Selecting both the frame and the image<\/h4>\n<p>To select both the frame <em>and<\/em> the image at the same time, press and hold your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key and click on the one that's not currently selected. The white border appears around both thumbnails:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-frame-image-layers-panel.png\" alt=\"How to select both the frame and the image on the Frame layer in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"275\" height=\"192\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Shift-click on the other thumbnail to select them both at once.<\/div>\n<h4>Deselecting the frame or the image<\/h4>\n<p>And then to switch back to having just the frame <em>or<\/em> the image selected, click on the one you need. I'll reselect the frame, and this deselects the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/selecting-frame-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"Selecting the frame and deselecting the image on the Frame layer.\" width=\"274\" height=\"191\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">When both are selected, click on a thumbnail to deselect the other one.<\/div>\n<h3>From the document<\/h3>\n<p>Another way to switch between the frame and its contents is from the document.<\/p>\n<h4>Selecting the image<\/h4>\n<p>To select the image, simply click on it inside the frame. Notice the outline around the image, and that it includes the parts of the image that are hidden because they extend beyond the frame's boundaries:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/selecting-image-in-document.jpg\" alt=\"Clicking on the image inside the frame to select it in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"699\" height=\"271\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking on the image to select it.<\/div>\n<h4>Selecting the frame<\/h4>\n<p>To select the frame, click directly on the frame's outline. The transform handles reappear:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-frame-in-document.jpg\" alt=\"Clicking on the frame to select it in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"699\" height=\"252\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking on the frame to select it.<\/div>\n<h4>Selecting the frame and the image<\/h4>\n<p>And to select both the frame <em>and<\/em> the image, <strong>double-click<\/strong> on the image. The outline around the image disappears and you'll see only the outline around the frame:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-frame-and-image-in-document.jpg\" alt=\"How to select both the frame and its contents at once in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"699\" height=\"207\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Double-clicking on the image to select both the frame and the image at once.<\/div>\n<p>With both the frame and the image selected, you can click and drag both of them together inside the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/move-frame-and-contents.jpg\" alt=\"Clicking on the frame to select it in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"641\" height=\"407\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click and drag the frame and the image when both are selected.<\/div>\n<h4>How to undo a step with the Frame Tool<\/h4>\n<p>I'll undo that by going up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Undo Move<\/strong>. Photoshop gives us multiple undos with the Frame Tool. To move backwards through your steps, press <strong>Ctrl+Z<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+Z<\/strong> (Mac) repeatedly. And to redo a step, press <strong>Shift+Ctrl+Z<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Shift+Command+Z <\/strong>(Mac):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/undo-frame-tool-step.png\" alt=\"How to undo steps with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"281\" height=\"97\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Undoing the last step with the Frame Tool.<\/div>\n<h4>Deselecting the frame when both are selected<\/h4>\n<p>Finally, when you have both the frame and the image selected, you can switch back to selecting just the image by again <strong>double-clicking<\/strong> on it. So, when the image <em>or<\/em> the frame is selected, double-clicking on the image will select them both. And when they're <em>both<\/em> selected, double-clicking will select only the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/selecting-image-in-document.jpg\" alt=\"Double-clicking again to select only the image with the Frame Tool\" width=\"699\" height=\"271\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Double-clicking again to select only the image.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to move and resize the frame's contents<\/h2>\n<p>So now that we know how to select and switch between the frame and its contents, let's learn how to move and resize the image inside the frame.<\/p>\n<h3>How to move the image in the frame<\/h3>\n<p>To move the image, just click and drag it. Only the area inside the frame remains visible:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/move-frame-contents.jpg\" alt=\"How to move and reposition the image inside the frame with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"699\" height=\"260\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click and drag to reposition the image inside the frame.<\/div>\n<h3>How to resize the image in the frame<\/h3>\n<p>To resize the image, we don't use the Frame Tool directly. Instead, we use Photoshop's Free Transform command. Go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Free Transform<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/choose-free-transform-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Free Transform command in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"282\" height=\"106\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Free Transform.<\/div>\n<p>Then, drag the handles to resize the image. In Photoshop CC 2019, Free Transform automatically locks the aspect ratio, so there's no need to hold Shift as you drag. But if you want to resize the image from its center, press and hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac). When you're done, press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) to accept it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/resize-image-in-frame.jpg\" alt=\"How to reside the image in the frame in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"636\" height=\"461\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Resizing the image inside the frame with Free Transform.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to resize the frame<\/h2>\n<p>To resize the frame, not the contents, first click on the frame's outline to select it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-frame.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting the frame with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"239\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the frame by clicking directly on its outline.<\/div>\n<p>Then drag any of the handles to reshape and resize it. If you press and hold your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key while dragging a corner handle, you'll lock in the frame's original aspect ratio:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/resize-frame-handles.jpg\" alt=\"How to resize the frame with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Resizing the frame by dragging the transform handles.<\/div>\n<p>Once you've resized the frame, you can click and drag the image inside the frame to reposition it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/reposition-image-in-frame.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging the image to reposition it inside the frame\" width=\"699\" height=\"328\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Moving the image after resizing the frame.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to move the frame and the image together<\/h2>\n<p>To move both the frame <em>and<\/em> the image at the same time, double-click on the image to select them both:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-image-and-frame.jpg\" alt=\"Double-clicking to select the frame and the image at once in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"699\" height=\"307\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Double-clicking to select the frame and the image.<\/div>\n<p>And then click and drag to move both of them together:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/move-frame-content-together.jpg\" alt=\"Moving the frame and its contents together with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"639\" height=\"407\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the frame and its content at the same time.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to resize the frame and the image together<\/h2>\n<p>To resize both the frame and the image at once, again make sure both are selected. Go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Free Transform<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/choose-free-transform-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Free Transform command in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"282\" height=\"106\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going back to Edit &gt; Free Transform.<\/div>\n<p>And then drag the handles to resize the frame and its contents:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/resize-frame-image-free-transform.jpg\" alt=\"How to resize the frame and its contents in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"639\" height=\"407\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the Free Transform handles to resize the frame and its contents.<\/div>\n<p>You can also reposition the frame and its contents by clicking and dragging inside the Free Transform box. Here I've centered the frame and the image in the document. Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) when you're done to accept it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/reposition-frame-content-free-transform.jpg\" alt=\"How to move the frame and its contents together in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"639\" height=\"406\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Centering the frame and the image in the document with Free Transform.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to replace the frame's contents<\/h2>\n<p>A great feature of Photoshop's new Frame Tool is that we can easily swap out one image for another.<\/p>\n<p>I'll press <strong>Ctr+Z<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+Z<\/strong> (Mac) a few times to undo my steps and return my frame to its original size and location:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-original-size.jpg\" alt=\"The frame at its original size and location in the document\" width=\"699\" height=\"250\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The frame at its original size and location in the document.<\/div>\n<h3>Method 1: Using the Place Embedded or Place Linked command<\/h3>\n<p>One way to replace the current image with a different image is to go up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Place Embedded<\/strong> (or <strong>Place Linked<\/strong>):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/photoshop-place-embedded-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Place Embedded command from the File menu in Photoshop\" width=\"290\" height=\"91\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Place Embedded.<\/div>\n<p>Navigate to the new image on your computer. Then select it and click <strong>Place<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/select-second-image.png\" alt=\"Replacing the current frame content with new content using the Place Embedded command in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"702\" height=\"274\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting and placing the new image into the frame.<\/div>\n<h3>Method 2: Drag and drop<\/h3>\n<p>Or, if you already have the image open in a File Explorer (Win) or Finder (Mac) window, you can drag and drop the new image onto the existing one:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/drag-and-drop.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging and dropping the replacement image into the frame in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging and dropping the replacement image into the frame.<\/div>\n<h3>Method 3: From the Libraries panel<\/h3>\n<p>And yet another way to add or replace the contents is by dragging an image from your <strong>Libraries<\/strong> panel onto the frame:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/drag-from-libraries-panel.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging the replacement image from the Libraries panel onto the frame in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"644\" height=\"354\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the replacement image from the Libraries panel onto the frame.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop instantly replaces the previous image with the new one. You can then use <a href=\"\/basics\/photoshops-free-transform-essentials\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Free Transform<\/a> to resize the image inside the frame if needed (<a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/5Njb1dR\" title=\"View on Adobe Stock\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photo<\/a> from Adobe Stock):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-contents-replaced-photoshopcc2019.jpg\" alt=\"Replacing the contents of a frame with a new image in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"636\" height=\"404\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Frame Tool makes it easy to replace one image with another. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to add a stroke around the frame<\/h2>\n<p>Next, let's look at how to add a stroke around the frame. Photoshop's normal layer styles, found at the bottom of the Layers panel, won't work with frames. But we <em>can<\/em> add a stroke. You'll find the <strong>Stroke<\/strong> option in the <strong>Properties panel<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-layer-stroke-option-properties-panel.png\" alt=\"The Stroke option for the Frame Tool in the Properties panel in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"306\" height=\"333\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Stroke option for the Frame Tool in the Properties panel.<\/div>\n<h3>Why can't I see the Stroke option?<\/h3>\n<p>If you're not seeing the Stroke option, make sure you have the frame itself selected in the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-selected-layers-panel.png\" alt=\"The Stroke option is only available when the frame is selected\" width=\"274\" height=\"191\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Stroke option is only available when the frame is selected.<\/div>\n<h3>Choosing the stroke color, position and size<\/h3>\n<p>Click the <strong>swatch<\/strong> below the word \"Stroke\" to choose a color. Then choose a <strong>position<\/strong> (Inside, Center or Outside) and <strong>size<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/choose-stroke-color-position-size.png\" alt=\"Setting the color, position and size for the stroke around the frame\" width=\"302\" height=\"431\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Setting the stroke's color, position and size.<\/div>\n<p>The stroke appears around the frame:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/stroke-around-frame-photoshop-cc2019.jpg\" alt=\"The frame with the stroke added around it in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"636\" height=\"404\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The frame with the stroke added.<\/div>\n<h3>How to remove the stroke from around the frame<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the stroke, click again on the <strong>color swatch<\/strong> below the word \"Stroke\" and choose  <strong>No color<\/strong> (the swatch with the red line through it):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/remove-stroke-from-frame.png\" alt=\"How to remove the stroke around the frame in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"302\" height=\"215\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Removing the stroke by clicking the &quot;No color&quot; swatch.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to add a frame around an existing image<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, let's look at one more way to use the Frame Tool, and that's by adding a frame to an existing image. We'll also look at how to remove a frame from an image. I'll switch over to another <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/lGRvgoY\" title=\"View on Adobe Stock\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">image<\/a> I've opened in Photoshop:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/second-document.jpg\" alt=\"An image open in a separate document in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">An image open in a separate document. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<p>And if we look in the Layers panel, we see the image on a layer above the <a href=\"\/basics\/background-layer-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Background layer<\/a>. Note that we can't add a frame to the Background layer. So for this to work, you'll need your image to be on a separate layer above it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/photo-separate-layer.png\" alt=\"The Layers panel showing the image on its own layer above the Background layer.\" width=\"296\" height=\"211\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Frames can't be added to images on the Background layer.<\/div>\n<h3>How to place the image into a rectangular frame<\/h3>\n<p>With the layer selected, and the Frame Tool selected in the Toolbar, click and drag out a frame inside the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/draw-frame-inside-image.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging a frame inside the image with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"644\" height=\"433\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Drawing a frame inside the image.<\/div>\n<p>When you release your mouse button, Photoshop adds the frame and places the image inside it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-added-inside-image.jpg\" alt=\"How to place a frame around an existing image in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"642\" height=\"433\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image now sits inside the frame.<\/div>\n<p>And in the Layers panel, we see that Photoshop converted the image into a smart object, just like it did before:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/image-converted-to-smart-object.png\" alt=\"The Layers panel showing the image inside the frame and converted to a smart object\" width=\"296\" height=\"212\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image, converted to a smart object, on the Frame layer.<\/div>\n<h3>How to remove a frame from an image<\/h3>\n<p>I've added a rectangular frame to the image. But what if I meant to add an elliptical frame instead? In that case, I can remove the existing frame by <strong>right-clicking<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Control-clicking<\/strong> (Mac) on the Frame layer in the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/right-click-frame-layer.png\" alt=\"Right-clicking (Win) \/ Control-clicking (Mac) on the Frame layer in the Layers panel\" width=\"296\" height=\"211\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Right-click (Win) \/ Control-click (Mac) on the Frame layer.<\/div>\n<p>And then choosing <strong>Remove Frame from Layer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/remove-frame-from-layer.png\" alt=\"How to remove a frame from a layer in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"209\" height=\"107\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing &quot;Remove Frame from Layer&quot; from the menu.<\/div>\n<p>This removes the frame but keeps the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/frame-removed-from-layer.jpg\" alt=\"The image after removing the frame in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The frame is gone but the image remains.<\/div>\n<h3>Placing the image into an elliptical frame<\/h3>\n<p>I'll switch from a rectangular frame to an <strong>elliptical frame<\/strong> in the Options Bar:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/choose-elliptical-frame.png\" alt=\"How to choose an elliptical frame shape for the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"261\" height=\"125\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Elliptical frame shape.<\/div>\n<p>And then I'll click and drag out an elliptical frame inside the image. To force the frame into a perfect circle, I'll press and hold my <strong>Shift<\/strong> key as I drag. At first, it looks like I'm drawing a square frame:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/drawing-elliptical-frame-photoshopcc2019.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing a circle frame inside the image with the Frame Tool\" width=\"644\" height=\"433\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Holding Shift while dragging to force the frame into a circle.<\/div>\n<p>But when I release my mouse button, the circle frame appears with the image inside it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/frame-tool\/circle-frame-added-photoshop-cc2019.jpg\" alt=\"How to add an image into a circle frame with the Frame Tool in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"642\" height=\"432\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image has been placed into the circle frame.<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"\/basics\/crop-image-circle-photoshop\/\">Related tutorial: How to crop images into circles!<\/a><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! 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