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This How.com.vn teaches you how to crop a picture that's inserted into a Microsoft Word document.
Things You Should Know
- In your Word document, select your picture and click Crop.
- Choose Crop for a standard crop, Crop to Shape for an irregular crop, and Aspect Ratio to choose a predetermined size.
- Select the portion of the image you want to keep. Click the "Crop" icon and save.
Steps
- Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.
- Select a picture. Scroll through your document until you find the picture you want to crop, then click once the picture to select it.Advertisement
- Click Crop. It's in the "Size" section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.
- On Mac, it's in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
- Click Crop. This is in the drop-down menu. Clicking it prompts a set of black bars to appear on the edges and in the corners of the selected picture.
- Adjust the picture's crop. Click and drag inward any of the black bars on the edges or in the corners of the picture to do so.
- Click the "Crop" icon. It's the box with a line through it above the Crop drop-down icon. This will remove any section of the picture that falls outside of the black bars' limits.
- Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or ⌘ Command+S (Mac) to do so.
- Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.
- Select a picture. Scroll through your document until you find the picture you want to crop, then click once the picture to select it.
- Click the down arrow next to the "Crop" button. It's in the "Size" section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.
- On Mac, it's in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
- Select Crop to Shape. This is in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu with shapes.
- Select a shape. Click the shape in which you want your picture to appear. This will immediately apply the shape to the picture.
- Adjust the shape's size. Click and drag inward or outward any of the circular points around the picture's outline to decrease or increase the picture's size.
- Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or ⌘ Command+S (Mac) to do so.
- Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.
- Select a picture. Scroll through your document until you find the picture you want to crop, then click once the picture to select it.
- Click the down arrow next to the "Crop" button. It's in the "Size" section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.
- On Mac, it's in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
- Select Aspect Ratio. This option is in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu to appear.
- Select a ratio. In the pop-out menu, click one of the aspect ratios you'd like to use to crop your picture.
- Adjust the crop selection. Click and drag your picture around until you've centered the section you want to keep in the aspect ratio's square or rectangle.
- Click the "Crop" icon. It's the box with a line through it above the Crop drop-down icon. Doing so will crop your picture according to your selected aspect ratio.
- Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or ⌘ Command+S (Mac) to do so.
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow do I make a cropped picture to fit it into another?Community AnswerDouble click or right click the image (depending on what computer/mouse you have), and click on the little icon that looks like a bold triangle. You can also go to the "help" tab and type in "crop" for more hands-on help.
- QuestionWhat's the advanced way of cropping a picture in Word?Community AnswerIf you have a Windows configuration on your laptop, just press the Windows button and then the shift button and then the S button. Do this while on the screen you want to screenshot and then drag your cursor to screenshot the section you want. Then simply press CTRL + V (PASTE). But make sure to set the pasted picture to an image format.
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Tips
- Once you crop the photo, it is possible to recover it through various apps and programs.Thanks
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