How to Crop in Photoshop - A Beginner's Guide

1. How do I crop something in Photoshop?
2. How do you crop in Photoshop freely?
3. How do I crop a single image in Photoshop?
4. How do I crop to a specific size?
5. How do I crop a custom image?
6. Where is the crop tool in Photoshop?
7. What is Ctrl +J in Photoshop?
8. How do I resize an image in Photoshop?
9. Why can't I crop my image in Photoshop?
10. How do I resize a picture to a specific size?
11. How do I crop and resize a photo?
12. How do I make a picture a certain size?

How do I crop something in Photoshop?

Crop a photo

1. From the toolbar, select the Crop Tool . ...
2. Draw a new cropping area or drag the corner and edge handles to specify the crop boundaries in your photo.
3. (Optional) Specify the Crop options using the Control bar. ...
4. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to crop the photo.

How do you crop in Photoshop freely?

-Select the Crop tool from the left side bar. You should then see a dropdown menu of crop options in the tool bar on the bottom of the screen (5x5, 4x6, 8x10, etc.). First option on the list is "No Restriction." -Select "No Restriction," and you should be able to size the crop/freestyle to any dimension you want.

How do I crop a single image in Photoshop?

No, you can't crop a single layer. The closest thing would be to copy the layer to a new image, crop that image, and copy the layer back to the original image. It's easier just to erase or mask the part of the layer that you don't want. Just resize the layer using the transform tool.

How do I crop to a specific size?

How to Crop Images in Photoshop

1. Open up the image you want to crop. ...
2. Select the crop tool in the left toolbar.
3. Click on the first dropdown option after the crop tool in the top toolbar. ...
4. Enter in the dimensions you'd like for width and height, being sure to add the unit of measurement you want to use after (px OR in).

How do I crop a custom image?

Crop to a specific shape

1. In your file, select the picture that you want to crop to a specific shape.
2. Click the Format Picture tab. ...
3. Under Adjust, click the arrow next to Crop, point to Mask to Shape, point to a type of shape, and then click the shape that you want to crop the picture to.

Where is the crop tool in Photoshop?

Open the Photoshop app on your Mac computer or PC. 2. Click the Crop tool in the Tools Palette on the left side of the screen — it looks like two right angles overlapping — or press the keyboard shortcut, C. You should see the crop box appear over your image.

What is Ctrl +J in Photoshop?

Using Ctrl + Click on a layer without a mask will select the non-transparent pixels in that layer. Ctrl + J (New Layer Via Copy) — Can be used to duplicate the active layer into a new layer. If a selection is made, this command will only copy the selected area into the new layer.

How do I resize an image in Photoshop?

To resize an image in Photoshop:

1. Open your image in Photoshop.
2. Go to “Image”, located at the top of the window.
3. Select “Image Size”.
4. A new window will open.
5. To maintain the proportions of your image, click the box next to “Constrain Proportions”.
6. Under “Document Size”: ...
7. Save your file.

Why can't I crop my image in Photoshop?

Reset only the crop tool by right-clicking the tool and then selecting "Reset Tool." If you're using a Mac, press "Control" and click, and select "Reset Tool." You can then adjust the tool to your personal settings once again and crop an image as you normally would.

How do I resize a picture to a specific size?

Click the picture, shape, or WordArt you want to precisely resize. Click the Picture Format or Shape Format tab, and then make sure the Lock aspect ratio check box is cleared. Do one of the following: To resize a picture, on the Picture Format tab, enter the measurements you want in the Height and Width boxes.

How do I crop and resize a photo?

What you learned: To crop and straighten an image

1. Select the Crop tool in the Tools panel. ...
2. Drag any edge or corner to adjust the size and shape of the crop border.
3. Drag inside the crop border to position the image inside the crop border.
4. Drag outside a corner of the crop border to rotate or straighten.

How do I make a picture a certain size?

How to Convert a Photo to a Certain Size

1. Find the picture you wish to re-size. Right-click it and then click "Re-size pictures."
2. Choose which size you would like your photo to be. You can choose from the three defaults or you can set your own value. ...
3. Click "OK." The original file will be unedited, with an edited version next to it.