Crop Tool
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The Crop tool allows you to select a portion of an image and discard everything outside of your selection, changing the dimensions of the image in the process.
[edit] Crop Tool Options
Width and Height settings define the size of the image once it has been cropped. This will constrain the shape of the crop to suit the proportions of this setting and once the selection has been made, resize it to the pixel value you’ve entered.
The Resolution setting allows you to determine the resolution of the new cropped image by setting how many pixels are in each inch or centimeter of the image.
The Front Image tool is often ignored, but is very useful. If you need to crop an image because it needs to fit into another image, this feature will allow you to constrain the crop tool to the proportions you need. Switch your active window in Photoshop to the image you’re not going to crop – the one that is already at the size you need to match – and press Front Image. This will set the height and width of the image in the Crop Tool options bar. Navigate to the image you intend to crop and you can now select the area you need at the correct size.
The Clear button removes all values from the Width, Height and Resolution settings.
Once you have made a selection with the Crop Tool, the Options Bar changes and gives you a new set of features.
The Shield is the gray area applied to all parts of the image that are outside of the selection. This is to give you a better idea of what the image will look like once you’ve cropped it. You can alter the Color and Opacity if another setting helps you focus on the crop selection better. Alternatively, you can disable the shield altogether by unchecking the box.
If the Perspective box is checked, you can distort the image by shifting the corners of the selection. You won’t see the perspective distortions until you’ve cropped the image.
[edit] Usage
The keyboard shortcut for the Crop Tool is C. With the Crop Tool selected, after you have configured the Options Bar for the best results, click and drag on the area of the image you wish to keep.
Once you’ve made a selection, you’ll be able to move the selection shape around the image so you can see what other areas would like once cropped. You can also resize the selection’s dimensions on the fly using the handles.
After you’ve determined which part of the image you wish to keep, hit Enter on your keyboard to perform the crop. You can also click on any other tool to bring up a dialogue box asking if you wish to perform the crop or not.
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