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Cropping an Image

You can use the Crop tool to remove unwanted parts of your images, or to reduce the image canvas to a particular size.

You can also save your settings as a preset for future use.

To Crop an Image:

  1. In Edit mode, in the Geometry group, click Crop.
  2. Resize the crop window, and position it over the area of the image you want to keep.
  3. To darken the parts of the image outside the crop window, drag the Darken outside crop area slider to the left. Drag the slider to the right to lighten the area outside the crop window.
  4. Click Estimate new file size to view how big your image file is after cropping.
  5. Do one of the following:

You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.

Resizing the Crop Window

You can resize the crop window in three ways:

To Resize the Crop Window by Dragging:

  1. Position your cursor over the edge or corner of the crop window until it changes into a double-pointed arrow.
  2. Drag the crop window's border to the desired size.

To Specify an Exact Size for the Crop Window:

  1. Type the desired crop window proportions into the Width and Height spin boxes.
  2. In the Units drop-down list, select a unit of measurement.
  3. Use the Dots per inch spin box to specify a resolution.

To Constrain the Crop Window to a Ratio:

  1. Select the Constrain cropping proportion checkbox.
  2. Select a ratio from the drop-down list and select or clear the Landscape checkbox to toggle the crop window between landscape and portrait orientation.
  3. Do one of the following: