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<div align=justify>Let's imagine the situation when you have created a site and want to add some images to it. But the images are too big and do not fit your site. The only way out is to scale the images. 

This article will let you know how to resize an image. cPanel can resize an image with the Image Scaler. The Image Scaler allows you to key in percentages to scale the image up or down.

Follow these steps to scale an image:

* Navigate to the directory containing the image you wish to rescale by clicking the  {{#icon: folderbutton.png}} button(s).

* Click on the image you want to resize.

* Click '''Scale Image''' to complete the process.

 {{#icon: scale.png|scale image}}

You can use the '''New Dimensions''' text boxes to define, in pixels, the image size.

 {{#icon: new dimensions.png|new dimensions}}

You can use the '''Percent''' text boxes to define the percentage the image should be resized by.

 {{#icon: percent.png|percent}}

You may click '''Reset Dimensions''' to return the image size values to the default.

 {{#icon: reset dimensions.png|reset dimensions}}

* It is recommended to keep the '''Keep Aspect Ratio''' checkbox checked when scaling images to keep the height and width proportional.

 {{#icon: keep aspect ratio.png|keep aspect ratio}}

* You may use the '''Retain a copy of the old image''' checkbox to keep a copy of the original image. Enter the directory in the field below.

 {{#icon: Retain a copy.png|retain a  copy}}

* Click '''Your image''' link to view the rescaled image. 

Now that you know how to resize an image, you can add proper-sized images to your site and make it look better.</div>
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