Why crop images?
Cropping unwanted content focuses on delivering a message by removing any unwanted background in the original image. So cropping right down to focus on the one element that's important often gives it more impact; and makes the point more forcefully.
Let's go ahead and crop a sample image to get rid of any unwanted background details.
Open your library app, if it’s not already open.
1. Navigate tot he image you want to crop.
2. Now click "edit" on the top menu, or right click the image and select "edit"
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You should now see the image has loaded into the image editor
With the editor, you can:
- Resize
- Crop
- Rotate
- Adjust
- Add Filters
For this tutorial, we are going to focus on cropping images.
3. Click "Crop" on the side menu
Notice you have an option to keep the image aspect ratio.
Click this option will keep the image ratio dimensions applied to your crop tool.
4. Simply drag the crop handle, to where you want the image to be cropped.
5. Once you have the image you want, click "Apply" on the side menuNotice that the new image dimension are show under the crop handle
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Check the image is shown how you want.
6. Now click "Save" on the top menu to save the image
You get an option to overwrite the original image as below
Or you can uncheck "Overwrite File" and enter a new name.
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This will save the image as a new file, leaving the original in tact.
7. Uncheck "Overwrite File" and enter "Cropped image sample" as the filename. Then click "Ok"
The image will get cropped, and you will be taken back to your library
Notice that the new "Cropped" image has been created, and the original is still there,
You can go ahead and use the new cropped image on your session planner or in your session plans.
