Operation Manual

Cropping
For more control and accuracy over cropping functions, select the picture and go to Format >
Crop Image, or right-click and select Crop Picture from the context menu to open the Crop dialog
(Figure 139).
Any changes made in the Crop dialog change only the display of the graphic. The original graphic
file is not changed. If you want to export a cropped graphic, you must do it through File > Export. If
you use Save as Picture from the context menu, the changes are not exported.
Figure 139: Crop dialog
Note
As an alternative to cropping, the Position and Size dialog has an option for keeping the
width and height ratio fixed while changing one of the two dimensions. Changing values
in one area (Scale or Image Size) will show up correspondingly in the other area.
Note
Take care with cropping operations. In the Crop dialog, the width and height are treated
as independent values. Changing one without the other can result in significant distortion
of the image and this may not be what you want.
Crop
Use this section of the Crop dialog to trim or scale the selected graphic, or to add white space
around the graphic.
• Keep scale – maintains the original scale of the graphic when cropping so that only the
size of the graphic changes.
• Keep image size – maintains the original size of the graphic when you crop so that only
the scale of the graphic changes. To reduce the scale of the graphic, select this option and
enter negative values in the cropping boxes. To increase the scale of the graphic, enter
positive values in the cropping boxes.
• Left and Right – if Keep Scale is selected, enter a positive amount to trim the left or right
edge of the graphic, or a negative amount to add white space to the left or right of the
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