Crop+Image

=Cropping an Image= The //Crop Tool// in Photoshop allows you to remove portions of an image and focus on the remaining components within an image.Video Tutorial Link From the //Toolbox//, select the **CROP TOOL**The cursor changes into the //Crop Tool.//
 * 1) Click and drag the mouse over the part of the image you would like to keep
 * 2) Release the mouse buttonA dotted line appears around your selection and the rest of the image becomes dim. HINT: You do not have to be precise because the selection area can be moved and resized. [[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/other/crop-select.gif width="231" height="87"]]
 * 3) To cancel the crop, press [**Esc**] **OR** From the //Options// bar, click **CANCEL CURRENT CROP OPERATION**[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/cancel-crop.gif width="27" height="24"]]The dotted line is removed from around the selection and nothing is changed within the image.
 * 4) OPTIONAL: To move the selection area
 * 5) Place your pointer inside the selection area HINT: The [[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/other/crop_target.gif width="25" height="26"]]adjusts the center point of the image, it does not move the image.
 * 6) Click and hold the mouse button
 * 7) Drag the selection area to the desired position
 * 8) OPTIONAL: To resize the selection area
 * 9) Place your pointer on one of the handles that appears on the edge of the selection area
 * 10) Click and hold the mouse button
 * 11) Drag the selection area to the desired size NOTE: Each handle along the edge of the selection area sizes the selection area differently.
 * 12) OPTIONAL: To rotate the selection area
 * 13) Place your pointer outside of the selection area
 * 14) Click and hold the mouse button
 * 15) Rotate the selection area to the desired position NOTE: To move the point of rotation, click the center point[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/other/crop_target.gif width="25" height="26"]]and drag it to the desired position
 * 16) To crop the image, press [**Enter**]**OR**From the //Options// bar, click **COMMIT CURRENT CROP OPERATION**[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/commit-crop.gif width="26" height="21"]]The image is cropped.