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Today, Mytour will show you how to crop images inserted into a Microsoft Word document.
Steps
Using the standard cropping tool
Open the Microsoft Word document. Double-click on the file containing the image you want to crop. The image will then appear within the Microsoft Word document.
Select the image. Scroll through the document until you locate the image you wish to crop, then click on it to select.
Click on Crop. This option is located in the "Size" section, on the right side of the Format toolbar. A dropdown menu will appear.
- On Mac, this option is found in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
Click on Crop in the dropdown menu. Once clicked, a set of black bars will appear around the edges and corners of the selected image.
Adjust to crop the image. Click and drag any of the black bars located on the edges or corners inward to refine the cropping area.
Click the "Crop" button. This option features an icon of a frame with a line through it, positioned above the Crop dropdown. Any part of the image outside the boundaries of the black bars will be removed.
Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or ⌘ Command+S (Mac) to save.
Using the shape cropping tool
Open the Microsoft Word document. Double-click on the file containing the image you want to crop. The image will then appear within the Microsoft Word document.
Select the image. Scroll through the document until you locate the image you wish to crop, then click on it to select.
Click the dropdown arrow next to the "Crop" button. This option is located in the "Size" section, on the right side of the Format toolbar. A dropdown menu will appear.
- On Mac, this option is found in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
Select Crop to Shape. This option is located in the dropdown menu. Another menu will pop up displaying various shapes.
Choose a shape. Click on the shape you want to apply to the image. The shape will immediately be applied to the image.
Adjust the shape size. Click and drag any of the circular dots on the image border outward or inward to resize the image.
Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or ⌘ Command+S (Mac) to save.
Using the aspect ratio cropping tool
Open the Microsoft Word document. Double-click on the file containing the image you want to crop. The image will then appear within the Microsoft Word document.
Select the image. Scroll through the document until you locate the image you wish to crop, then click on it to select.
Click the dropdown arrow next to the "Crop" button. This option is located in the "Size" section, on the right side of the Format toolbar. A dropdown menu will appear.
- On Mac, this option is found in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
Select Aspect Ratio from the dropdown menu. Another menu will pop up.
Choose a ratio. In the pop-up menu, click on one of the aspect ratios you want to use for cropping the image.
Adjust the selection area. Click and drag the image around until the portion you want to keep is centered within the square/rectangle of the aspect ratio.
Click the "Crop" button. This option features an icon of a frame with a line through it, positioned above the Crop dropdown. The image will be cropped according to the aspect ratio you selected.
Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or ⌘ Command+S (Mac) to save.
Tips
- After cropping the image, you can still restore it using various applications and programs.
