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Crop an image

You can crop (or trim) images.

Note: Changing an image this way affects only this instance of the image; it does not affect the original image source file.

  1. In your draft, select the image you want to crop.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Click the Crop Tool icon icon of the button to open the sharpen dialog box. in the image editing toolbar.

    • Select Format > Edit Image > Crop.

    • Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the image, and then select Edit Image > Crop.

    Note: These options are not available if you belong to a user role that the Contribute administrator has restricted from inline image editing. For more information, talk to your Contribute administrator or see Set page-editing and paragraph settings.

    Crop handles appear.

  3. Adjust the crop handles to surround the part of the image you want to keep.

  4. Do one of the following to finish the crop:

    • Double-click inside the bounding box.

    • Press Enter or Return.

    • Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the image, and then select Edit Image > Finish Crop.

    The shaded part of the image disappears from the image.