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The crop tool allows you to remove the edges of an image. This tool lets you remove parts of the image which are not wanted. Use this to place focus on key elements in your images. | </phtml>

Cropping Images The crop tool lets you select a rectangular area of an image to keep. Selections can be made by clicking and dragging.

Using Crop

1. | Open the image in the Image Viewer.
2. | Select Crop from the Image menu. Keyboard shortcut: hit 'C'.
3. | Your cursor will change to the cropping cursor.
4. | Click and drag the mouse to select the area to crop (the area you want to keep).
5. | The cropping rectangle has marks on each side and each corner (eight total). Click and drag these marks to make precise changes.
6. | To perform the crop, click inside the cropping rectangle. To cancel the crop, you may click outside the crop rectangle.

You're now ready to save your changes.

AutoCropping Images The AutoCrop tool automates the process of cropping your images. The AutoCrop tool will use intelligent detection procedures to make a best guess about what to crop. This tool is ideal for cropping such things as border, edges, and fades.

The AutoCrop tool does not automatically crop your image, it only selects the area to be cropped. You must choose to crop or cancel the operation.

Using AutoCrop

1. | Open the image in the Image Viewer.
2. | Select AutoCrop from the Image menu. Keyboard shortcut: hit 'A'.
3. | To perform the crop, click inside the cropping rectangle. To cancel the crop, you may click outside the crop rectangle.

You're now ready to save your changes.

Related Topics:

- Editing Images
- Saving Images
- The Image Viewer
- The Image Viewer Menu