You can also use the Crop tool to hard-crop an image, which adds
or removes pixels, as an alternative to using the Area > Crop com-
mand. See To remove pixels when cropping an image on
page 32.641, and To add pixels with the Crop tool on page 32.641.
To crop without deleting pixels
1
Select the Crop tool in the Painting Tools toolbar and point to
the image you want to crop.
2
With the crop pointer, click the image. Canvas displays a rect-
angle with hollow handles. This cropping rectangle defines the out-
side edges of the image after cropping.
3
Position the cropping rectangle to frame the part of the image
that you want to keep.
Drag a corner handle to resize the cropping rectangle.
Drag a side to move the cropping rectangle. The pointer
changes to a hand when you point to a side.
4
Press Esc to crop the image, or click in the image. Canvas
hides the part of the image outside the cropping rectangle.
To restore a cropped image
You can select a paint object and choose Remove Effects in the
Effects menu to remove a soft crop. Or, use the following procedure:
1
Click the image with the Crop tool. Canvas displays the full
image area and the cropping rectangle.
2
Drag the corner handles outward so the entire image is inside
the cropping rectangle, and then press Enter (Mac) or Esc (Win-
dows), or click in the image.
A gavel appears in crop
mode when the pointer is
in the image. Click to
complete the crop.
This symbol appears if the
pointer is outside the
image in crop mode
A hand appears in crop
mode when you point to
a side of the cropping
rectangle. Drag to move
the rectangle.
The soft crop pointer
indicates cropping will be
temporary
The hard crop pointer
indicates cropping will be
permanent