Add White Space Around My Image?

Go under the Image menu and choose Canvas Size (the keyboard shortcut is Command-Option-C [PC: Ctrl-Alt-C]). This brings up the Canvas Size dialog where you can type in the size of the canvas area you want to add. By default, it shows you the current size, and then lets you type in a new size. For example, if your current image size is 6.2 inches wide by 10.4 inches tall, and you wanted to add 1.5 inches of space all the way around the outside of your image, you’d need to do some simple math and type in 7.7 inches for the width and 11.9 inches for the height. To make this easier, just turn on the Relative checkbox. To then add 1.5 inches of space all the way around, you just type in 1.5 in the Height and 1.5 in the Width fields. No math. Boom. Done. Below that checkbox in the dialog, that little Anchor grid of nine squares is for when you want to choose where to add space. The square with the dot represents your image and, by default, space is added equally around your image (that’s why it’s in the middle). For example, if you just wanted to add space to the bottom of your image, you’d click on the top-center box of the grid (so now anything you add would appear below your image), and you’d type the amount you wanted to add (we’ll say 2 inches) in the Height field only. One more thing: if you want to add space visually, rather than using any math, do this: Click-and-drag out the bottom corner of your image window (to see the area around your image), then press C to get the Crop tool, and click-and-drag the cropping border right outside your image to add however much canvas area you want. Press the Return (PC: Enter) key and it adds that extra space (in whatever color your Background color is set to).