Picture Size/Zoom

These three icons control the size of the picture. Best fit makes it always fit within the current window size. You can make it show actual size (100% of the original) or make it any pixel size or zoom you like

Best Fit. Key shortcut: Ctrl+B

Always makes the picture fit within the current window size. Resize the window by using the grab handle in the lower right corner.

This is the normal state when a new picture is opened.

Actual Size. Key shortcut: Ctrl+A

If you select this option the picture is shown at actual 100% size. In other words each pixel of the image is shown as one pixel on the display. This is sometimes referred to as 1:1 size.

In the case of high resolution images from scanners or digital cameras this shows the full detail of the image.

Size/Zoom'. Key shortcut: Ctrl+R

With this tool you can adjust the size of your picture these ways:

Drag over any region of the picture to zoom in.
Adjust the slider on the dialog.
Click on the picture to magnify or zoom in.
Shift + click to reduce or zoom out.

Size dialog

The following key-short cuts work at all times (number keys above the keyboard):
1 - zoom to 100% (Actual size)
2 - zoom to 200%
3 - zoom to 300%
4 - zoom to 400%
5 - zoom to 50%
Numeric keypad + Zoom in (double size)
Numeric keypad - Zoom out (half size)

Notes

XPE makes no distinction between the size and zoom. These controls alter the size and zoom.
When you save you get the choice of saving at the "current zoom size" and so this an easy way to resize a picture to any required size.
Pictures always maintain their original aspect ratio—you can't squash them. Therefore, as you enter a pixel width, the height is automatically calculated, and vice versa.
The slider only goes to 200%, but you can enter high magnification values by typing larger size values, or by dragging over a region of the picture. The maximum zoom is about 10 times or 100%, depending on picture size.