Crop an Image

Y ou can use the Crop tool to quickly remove unneeded space on the top, bottom, and sides of an
image. Cropping is a great way to edit out unwanted background elements. You can also rotate
the cropping boundary prior to cropping, which enables you to rotate while you are cropping.
You can also crop an image by changing its canvas size. For more information, see the section
“Change the Canvas Size of an Image.” Another way is by selecting an area with a selection tool,
clicking Image, and then clicking Crop. See Chapter 4 for more on making selections.

Crop an Image
Crop Only
1 Click the Crop tool ( ).
changes to .
2 Click and drag to select the area 1
of the image you want to keep.
You can also crop an image by
changing its canvas size or by using
a selection tool, such as the
Rectangular Marquee tool ( ), and
then clicking Image and then Crop.
Note: See the section “Change the 2
Canvas Size of an Image” for more.

3 Click and drag the side and corner B

handles ( ) to adjust the size of
the cropping boundary. A 4
A You can click here ( ) to show or
hide guides in the tool. You can 3
choose Rule of Thirds to add pairs
of horizontal and vertical lines to
help line up objects in the image.
3
B To exit without cropping the image,
you can click or press to
cancel.
4 To accept the crop, click or press
( + on a Mac).

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