Cropping Pictures
Watch and learn! Digitutor
Crop unwanted elements from pictures.
[Crop Tool]- Selecting (
) this tool enables cropping. 
Aspect Ratio- Choose the crop aspect ratio. To select a crop with no fixed aspect ratio, choose [Free Crop].
Rotate Crop- Rotate the crop 90°.
Crop Dimensions- The dimensions of the current crop. To enter the dimensions directly in the text boxes, select [Custom] in the aspect-ratio pull-down menu.
[Cancel]- Cancel the current crop.
[Proceed]- Apply the current crop.
[Show Cropping Grid]- Display an evenly-spaced 3 × 3 grid inside the crop.
[Current image size]- The picture’s current size. The value is updated to reflect the new size after the picture is cropped.
Using the Crop Tool
-
Display one or more pictures in single- or multi-frame view. This option cannot be used with thumbnails.
-
Activate (
) the crop tool. You can also click the icon for the tool at the top of the adjustments palette.
-
Choose an aspect ratio.
Aspect Ratio
The aspect ratio can be changed after you have resized and positioned the crop.
-
Drag the cursor over the picture to select the crop. The area outside the crop is shown in gray.
-
Resize the crop by dragging the corners. You can also place the cursor in the crop and drag the entire crop to a new location.
-
Double-click inside the crop or click the [Proceed] button in the adjustments palette to crop the picture.
Resetting the Crop
When the picture is cropped, [Proceed] changes to [Reset]. Click [Reset] to reset the crop.
