what is crop tool used for ?
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Use the Crop tool to crop and straighten photos in Photoshop. The Crop tool is non-destructive, and you can choose to retain the cropped pixels to optimize the crop boundaries later. The Crop tool also provides intuitive methods to straighten a photo while cropping.
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Resize the canvas using the Crop tool
Applies to: Adobe Photoshop
Last Published: 26 August 2020
Cropping is the process of removing portions of a photo to create focus or strengthen the composition. Use the Crop tool to crop and straighten photos in Photoshop. The Crop tool is non-destructive, and you can choose to retain the cropped pixels to optimize the crop boundaries later. The Crop tool also provides intuitive methods to straighten a photo while cropping.
For all operations, visual guides provide an interactive preview. When you crop or straighten photos, real-time feedback helps you visualize the final result.
Crop a photo
From the toolbar, select the Crop Tool . Crop borders display on the edges of the photo.
Draw a new cropping area or drag the corner and edge handles to specify the crop boundaries in your photo.
(Optional) Specify the Crop options using the Control bar.
Crop tool options in Photoshop
Crop tool options in Photoshop
A. Aspect Ratio menu B. Swap Width and Height values C. Overlay Options
Size and proportions
Choose a ratio or size for the crop box. You can also choose a preset, enter your own, or even define your own preset values for later use.
Overlay Options
Choose a view to display overlay guides while cropping. Guides such as Rule of Thirds, Grid, and Golden Ratio are available. To cycle through all the options, press O.
Crop Options
Click the Settings (gear) menu to specify additional crop options.
Use Classic mode
Enable this option if you want to use the Crop tool like it was in previous versions of Photoshop (CS5 and earlier).
Auto Center Preview
Enable this option to place the preview in the center of the canvas.
Show Cropped Area
Enable this option to display the area that is cropped. If this option is disabled, only the final area is previewed.
Enable Crop Shield
Use the crop shield to overlay the cropped areas with a tint. You can specify a color and opacity. If you Enable Auto Adjust Opacity, the opacity is reduced when you edit the crop boundaries.
Delete cropped pixels
Disable this option to apply a non-destructive crop and retain pixels outside the crop boundaries. Non-destructive cropping does not remove any pixels. You can later click the image to see areas outside current crop borders.
Enable this option to delete any pixels that are outside the crop area. These pixels are lost and are not available for future adjustments.
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Right-click the Crop box to access common crop options from the context menu.
Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to crop the photo.