MeasureIt measures pixel length of page objects

Thursday, June 29th, 2006 Firefox, Graphic Design by Paul Flyer

Ever try to figure out what size image will fit inside an empty box?

Or wonder how large photographs/clipart/icons were on stock image sites?

The MeasureIt Firefox extension will help with those tasks and any other task where it is required to measure the length and height of a page object.

Directions for use from the author’s site:

1. click the MeasureIt button MeasureIt icon in the status bar or toolbar to turn it on/off
2. click and drag out a ruler box
3. click and hold to move the ruler box
4. CTRL + Arrow Keys to nudge ruler by 1 pixel
5. CTRL + SHIFT + Arrow Keys to nudge ruler by 5 pixels
6. click the “X” to close that ruler or click outside of it to begin drawing another ruler
7. ESC key to turn off MeasureIt

This little tool enables designers to eliminate guesswork and make it easier to discover image size. No need to save an image to the hard drive and open it up in an image program. Just measure it right on the screen!