Crop a picture

There are a few different ways to crop picture (image). Controls for cropping an image are included in the controls you see with pictures. Some are described in Using the Overlay Tool.

You can also crop an image in the Image Toolbox.

1. In the Edit tab, display the picture (image).

2. Move your mouse pointer over the image. Then, click  (Change Image).

The Image Toolbox appears.

3. In the Image Toolbox, click Crop. Notice that dark rectangles appear at each edge of the image.

Do this for each edge:

3. • Click a rectangle and drag it to remove the unwanted part from that edge.

Release the mouse button. Look at the image on the right to see the result.

4. Click OK.

Tip

• Only the copy of the image that is in the book is changed. It original image does not change. If you made a mistake, you can change the picture to get a new copy of the original.

• If you hold your mouse pointer over an image that you see on a page in Bloom, a pop-up windows appears. It gives you picture information.

Related Topics

Edit tab tasks overview