User guide

Quantity One User Guide
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12.8.a Cropping Images
To eliminate unwanted parts of an image, you can use the Crop tool. This is
also an easy way to reduce the file size of an image.
To crop, click on the Crop button on the Image toolbar or select Image > Crop.
Your cursor appearance will change to a Crop symbol.
Define the region to be cropped by dragging the cursor across the image,
creating a box. Everything outside the box will be deleted.
Information about the physical dimensions of the crop area (given in
millimeters and number of pixels) is listed at the bottom of the crop box, as is
information about the memory size of the image inside the crop area.
1. To reposition the crop box, position your cursor at the center of the box.
The cursor appearance will change to a multidirectional arrow symbol.
You can then drag the box to a new position.
2. To resize the box, position your cursor on a box border or corner. The
cursor appearance will change to a bidirectional arrow. You can then drag
that border or corner in or out, resizing the box.
3. To redraw the box, position your cursor outside the box. The cursor
appearance will change back to the Crop tool, and you can draw another
box, replacing the one you just drew.
Once you are satisfied with your crop box, position your cursor within the
box slightly off-center. The cursor appearance will change to a scissors
symbol. You can then click on the mouse to perform the crop.
A pop-up box will ask you whether you want to: (1) crop the original image,
(2) save a copy of the area inside the crop box as a separate image, keeping the
original image intact, or (3) cancel out of the cropping operation.