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Home » How to crop in Photoshop Computing How to crop in PhotoshopHannah DaviesBy Hannah DaviesJuly 4, 20222 Mins Read Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Reddit Telegram Email How to crop in Photoshop Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

Cropping is a basic Photoshop skill that comes in handy all the time. We’ve put together this short guide to explain how to do it.

Whether you’re cutting unnecessary information out of a screenshot, chopping the top and bottom off a photo to fit a Twitter header or trying to get the framing perfect on a holiday snap, there are countless reasons you might need to crop an image.

Scroll down to learn how to crop an image in just a few easy steps.

What you’ll need:

  • A computer with Photoshop
  • A Creative Cloud subscription

The Short Version

  1. Open your image in Photoshop
  2. Click the Crop icon
  3. Drag the borders inward
  4. Click the tick icon to confirm
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How to crop in Photoshop

  1. Step 1.

    Open your image in Photoshop

    We’re going to crop the trees out of this photo.

  2. Step 2.

    Click on the Crop icon

    This will be on the left side of the screen.

  3. Step 3.

    Drag the edges of the image in until you’re happy with the result

    You can click and drag the edges to crop each side in, or use the corners to adjust two sides at once. You can also click and drag the image to fit your new crop. Head down to the FAQs section for more tips at this stage.

  4. Step 4.

    Click the tick icon to crop the photo

    That’s it! You should now have a cropped image.

FAQs

Can I lock the aspect ratio?

If you want to keep the same aspect ratio, just hold Shift as you drag in from the corner of the image.

How do I straighten the image?

You can also straighten an image with the crop tool. To do this, click the Crop icon, click Straighten and draw a horizontal or vertical line across a horizon or edge in your image to line the elements up using that as a guide.

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Hannah joined Trusted Reviews as a staff writer in 2019 after graduating with a degree in English from Royal Holloway, University of London. She’s also worked and studied in the US, holding positions as a video production assistant and multimedia consultant at Washington College and has built websites and written content for Hometown Multimedia in Chestertown, Maryland.

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