Cropping

Cropping

Cropping is one of the most basic editing techniques that can improve your images. Cropping helps to bring

also allows you to make your image a standard photo size.

 There are several ways to crop images in Adobe Photoshop:

1. Cropping with the Crop Tool

3. Cropping with the Marquee Tool

Cropping with the Crop Tool

The Crop Tool allows you to make a precise selection of an image you wish to edit. To crop with the Crop Tool, follow these steps:

1. Open the image you wish to crop (see Getting Started for detailed instructions).

2. Select the Crop Tool from the Toolbox (see Selection Tools for location and description).

3. Click on your image once and drag the mouse out to make a cropping border (See Figure 11) and Enter. 

 

Note: You can also rotate your cropping border. Move the cursor outside the border, you will see how it turns
into a double-headed arrow (Figure 12). Drag the arrows in the directions you wish to rotate your selection. 

 

If you wish to print your digital photos or other images on standard size photo paper, you will have to crop.

1. Open the image you wish to crop.

2. Select the Crop Tool from the Toolbox.

3. In the Options bar, specify the values for Width and Height.

Cropping with the Marquee Tool

If you are in a hurry and need just a simple crop, you can use the Marquee Tool and a menu command. To crop with the Marquee Tool, follow the steps below:

1. Open the image you wish to crop.

2. Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool from the Toolbox (see Selection Tools).

                   3. Click and drag the mouse to draw a marquee around the area you wish to crop.

4. In the main menu, go to Image > Crop . The image will be immediately cropped.