When you crop a picture or graphic, you trim its horizontal and vertical sides. Cropping is useful when you only want to include a portion of a picture or graphic.
Crop
- Select the picture.
- Click the Format tab on the ribbon.
- Click the Crop button.
Crop handles appear around the border of the picture.
- Click and drag the crop handles inward.
To crop all four sides of a picture or graphic at once while maintaining the graphic’s proportions, press and hold down Ctrl as you drag the mouse.
- Click the Crop button again to complete the crop.
Aspect Ratio
Sometimes you may want to crop to an aspect ratio to keep a picture's dimensions consistent.
- With the picture selected, click the Crop button list arrow on the Format tab.
- Select Aspect Ratio.
- Select an aspect ratio option.
- Click the Crop button again.
The aspect ratio is applied.
Crop as a Shape
You can also crop a picture into any shape, as if you were to cut it out with scissors.
- With the picture selected, click the Crop button list arrow on the Format tab.
- Select Crop to Shape.
- Select a shape.
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