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Clip Tool
Alternatively you can enter Clip Tool by selecting the Clip icon on the Photo Tool
fly-out bar. This provides a range of additional crop options. You can enter exact pixel values, and
select from various crop aspect ratios
For interactive clipping and some more options regarding aspect ratio,
enter the Clip Tool with the Clip Tool
button.
This alters the InfoBar to look like this:
As you drag over the photo, the clip rectangle is highlighted.
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You can adjust the region by dragging on the corner or side handles
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You can push the region around by just dragging inside the clip region
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Select the Clip button or just double click inside the clip region to perform the clip operation.
You can tell whether a photo has been clipped or not from the status bar which will describe it as a
"clipped photo".
Clear
Press the "Clear"
button, or just click outside the marked clip region to clear the current clip rectangle.
Rule of Thirds
There's a photography guideline that helps the composition of many photographs called the "rule of
thirds". Put simply this involves placing key objects in your photos at thirds across your picture. For
example it's often better to position the horizon one third of the way down a picture rather than being
across the center. When you drag a clip region across your photos lines are displayed at thirds across
and down the image to help position objects to follow these composition guidelines.
Tip: Search
for "rule of thirds" on Google for more information.
Un-clip
Press the Un-clip
button with any clipped photo selected, to restore the original photo. This restores the clip rectangle,
which you can adjust or clear by clicking outside it.
The Un-clip button in the Clip Tool
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