Crop bitmaps


Cropping removes unwanted areas of a bitmap. To crop a bitmap into a rectangular shape, you can use the Crop tool. For more information, see To crop an object or imported photo. To crop a bitmap into an irregular shape, you can use the Shape tool and the Crop bitmap command.

To crop a bitmap

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1 In the toolbox, click the Shape tool .
2 Select a bitmap.
3 Drag the corner nodes to reshape the bitmap.
If you want to add a node, double-click the node boundary (dotted line) by using the Shape tool where you want the node to appear.
4 Click Bitmaps Crop bitmap.

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You cannot crop a bitmap comprised of more than one object.

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You can also crop a selected bitmap after you drag the corner nodes by clicking the Pick tool , then clicking the Crop bitmap button on the property bar.

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