Cropping

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You can use the Crop tool to remove unwanted parts of your images, or to reduce the image canvas to a particular size.

You can save your settings as a preset for future use.

To Crop an Image:

In Develop mode, select the Geometry tab.
In the Crop group, resize the crop window, position it over the area of the image you want to keep. See below for more details.

Press E to preview your image when cropped.

Resizing the Crop Window

To Resize the Crop Window by Dragging:

Position your cursor over the edge or corner of the crop window until it changes into a double-pointed arrow.
Drag the crop window's border to the desired size.

To Maximize Crop Area:

Click Maximize crop area. The crop selection expands to the outer edges of your images.
Drag the crop window's border to the desired size.

To Constrain the Crop Window to a Ratio:

Select the Constrain proportion check box.
Select a ratio from the pop-up menu.
Position your cursor over the edge of the crop window until it changes into a double-pointed arrow, and then drag the edge of the crop window to the desired size.

Constrain proportion	Select this option to constrain the crop area to a specified proportion. Select the proportion from the pop-up menu.
Maximize crop area	Click to expand the crop area to the entire image, and then click and drag the crop borders. To redo your crop selection, click on the Maximize crop area button to expand the selection to the entire image again, and make your crop adjustments.
Rotate crop area	Click the rotate right button to rotate the crop area 90 degrees.
Undo crop	You can click the refresh button in the Crop group to undo your crop.

In View mode, you can also use the Select tool to select an area of your image to copy and paste.