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Crop a picture to trim away outer edges that are unnecessary.

  • If, instead, you want to remove the background of a picture, see Remove the background of a picture.

  • If you want to make a picture bigger or smaller, see Change the size of a picture.

Important: Cropped parts of the picture are not removed from the file, and can potentially be seen by others; including search engines if the cropped image is posted online. If there is sensitive information in the area you’re cropping out make sure you delete the cropped areas (see below) then save the file. 

In addition to basic margin-cropping, you can also crop pictures to specific shapes and aspect ratios, or crop picture fills inside a shape (in Microsoft 365 for Mac and in Office 2010 and later).

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Office can help with you with basic image editing as illustrated in the video above, but for more advanced tasks, you may need a dedicated image-editing app. Digital Trends has recommendations for free photo-editing software.

Crop the margins of a picture

  1. Use Insert > Picture to add the image to an Office file (such as a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or Excel workbook).

  2. Right-click the picture. A pop-up menu appears with two buttons either immediately above or below the menu. Crop is one of the buttons.

    The Crop button appears above or below the pop-up menu

  3. Select the  Crop button.

    Black crop handles appear on the edges and corners of the picture.

    Cropped Image

  4. Crop the image by doing one of the following:

    Description

    Action

    Crop one side

    Drag inward on the side cropping handle

    Crop two adjacent sides at the same time

    Drag inward on the corner cropping handle

    Crop equally on two parallel sides at once

    Press and hold Ctrl while dragging inward on the side cropping handle

    You can also outcrop, or add a margin around a picture, by dragging the cropping handles outward rather than inward.

  5. (Optional) To reposition the crop area, either change the crop area by dragging the edges or corners of the crop rectangle, or move the picture.

  6. When you’re finished, press Esc or click anywhere outside the picture within the document.

Note: Cropping tools are not available for shapes, but in Office 2010 and later, you can resize a shape and use the Edit Points tool to achieve an effect similar to cropping or to customize the shape. See Use edit points to edit or crop the shape for more information.

Crop to a shape, such as a circle

See Crop a picture to fit in a shape.

Other kinds of cropping

Select a heading below to open it and see the detailed instructions.

Cropping a picture to a common photo size or aspect ratio lets it easily fit into a standard picture frame. You can also use this tool to preview how a picture will fit into a specific aspect ratio before cropping.

  1. Use Insert > Picture to add the image to an Office file (such as a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or an Excel workbook).

  2. Click the picture.

  3. Click Picture Tools > Format, and in the Size group, click the arrow under Crop.

    Crop button found on the Picture Tools Format tab

  4. From the menu that appears, select Aspect Ratio, then click the ratio that you want.

    A crop rectangle appears, showing you how the picture will appear when cropped to the selected aspect ratio.

  5. If desired, adjust the crop area using the cropping handles as described under Crop a picture.

  6. When you’re finished, press Esc or click anywhere outside the picture within the document.

By default, after you crop a picture, the cropped areas remain part of the file, hidden from view. However, you can reduce file size by removing the cropped areas from the picture file. This also helps prevent other people from viewing the parts of the picture that you have removed.

Important: If you delete cropped areas and later change your mind, you can click the Undo  Button Image button to restore them. Deletions can be undone until the file is saved.

To remove cropped areas from the picture file:

  1. Select the picture or pictures from which you want to delete cropped areas.

  2. Click Picture Tools > Format, and in the Adjust group, click Compress Pictures. A dialog box appears showing compression options.

    Compress Pictures button on the Picture Tools Format tab

    If you don’t see the Picture Tools and Format tabs, make sure that you’ve selected a picture. You might have to double-click the picture to select it and open the Format tab. Also, if your screen size is reduced, you might only see the Compress Pictures icon.

    Compress Pictures icon with no label

  3. Under Compression Options, be sure that the Delete cropped areas of pictures check box is selected.

    Compress Pictures dialog box

    To remove croppings for the selected picture or pictures only and not all pictures in the file, select the Apply only to this picture check box.

    Select a Resolution option, if desired.

  4. Click OK.

See Also

Cut out or cover part of a picture

Insert pictures

Add a drawing to a Word document

Reduce the file size of a picture

Use Word Layout Options to move pictures

Wrap text around pictures in Word

Crop the margins of a picture

  1. Use Insert > Pictures to add the image to an Office file (such as a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or Excel workbook).

  2. Click the picture, then click the Picture Format tab on the toolbar ribbon.

    The Crop option on the Picture Format tab in Word 2019.

  3. On the Picture Format tab, select Crop.

    Black crop handles appear on the edges and corners of the picture.

    Crop handles appear on the sides and corners of the picture

  4. Crop the image by dragging any crop handle inward. If you drag one of the corner handles, it crops two adjacent sides at the same time.

  5. Click away from the picture to see the cropped image.

Note: After you crop a picture, the cropped parts are hidden but remain as part of the picture file. To permanently remove the cropped portion and reduce your picture size, see the section further down this page named Delete cropped areas of a picture.

Crop to a specific shape

See Crop a picture to fit in a shape.

Delete cropped areas of a picture

By default, even after you crop parts of a picture, the cropped parts remain as part of the picture file. However, you can reduce the file size by removing the croppings from the picture file. This also helps prevent other people from viewing the parts of the picture that you have removed.

Important: Deleting cropped areas of a picture can’t be undone. Therefore, you should only do this after you are sure that you have made all the crops and changes that you want.

To remove cropped areas of a picture file:

  1. Click the picture or pictures from which you want to delete cropped areas.

  2. On the Picture Format tab, click Compress Pictures  Compress Pictures button.

    (If you don’t see the Picture Format tab, make sure that you’ve selected a picture.)

  3. Select the Delete cropped areas of pictures check box.

    To remove croppings for the selected picture or pictures only and not all of the pictures in the file, select Selected pictures only.

See Also

Insert pictures in Office for Mac

Move, rotate, or group a picture, text box, or other object in Office for Mac

Change the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt

Control text wrapping around objects in Word for Mac

In Word for the web and PowerPoint for the web you can do basic picture cropping—trimming away unwanted margins of a picture. Only the desktop apps can delete the cropped areas from the image, however.

Crop a picture

  1. Select the picture you want to crop.

  2. On the Ribbon, select the Picture tab.

  3. Select the downward pointing arrow next to the Crop option The Crop option in the Picture tab., then select Crop.

    Black crop handles appear on the edges of the picture.

    Crop handles appear on the sides and corners of the picture

  4. With your mouse, point at a crop handle, then click and drag inward to trim the margin of the image. 

  5. When you are finished cropping margins, click outside the boundary of the image to save the changes.

Important: Cropped parts of the picture are not removed from the file, and can potentially be seen by others; including search engines if the cropped image is posted online. Only the Office desktop apps have the ability to remove cropped areas from the underlying image file. 

Crop a picture to fit in a shape

For details, see Fit a picture inside a shape.

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Things You Should Know

  • In your Word document, select your picture and click Crop.
  • Choose Crop for a standard crop, Crop to Shape for an irregular crop, and Aspect Ratio to choose a predetermined size.
  • Select the portion of the image you want to keep. Click the «Crop» icon and save.
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    Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.

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    Select a picture. Scroll through your document until you find the picture you want to crop, then click once the picture to select it.

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    Click Crop. It’s in the «Size» section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.

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    Click Crop. This is in the drop-down menu. Clicking it prompts a set of black bars to appear on the edges and in the corners of the selected picture.

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    Adjust the picture’s crop. Click and drag inward any of the black bars on the edges or in the corners of the picture to do so.

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    Click the «Crop» icon. It’s the box with a line through it above the Crop drop-down icon. This will remove any section of the picture that falls outside of the black bars’ limits.

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    Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac) to do so.

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    Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.

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    Select a picture. Scroll through your document until you find the picture you want to crop, then click once the picture to select it.

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    Click the down arrow next to the «Crop» button. It’s in the «Size» section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.

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    Select Crop to Shape. This is in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu with shapes.

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    Select a shape. Click the shape in which you want your picture to appear. This will immediately apply the shape to the picture.

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    Adjust the shape’s size. Click and drag inward or outward any of the circular points around the picture’s outline to decrease or increase the picture’s size.

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    Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac) to do so.

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    Open your Microsoft Word document. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.

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    Select a picture. Scroll through your document until you find the picture you want to crop, then click once the picture to select it.

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    Click the down arrow next to the «Crop» button. It’s in the «Size» section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.

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    Select Aspect Ratio. This option is in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu to appear.

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    Select a ratio. In the pop-out menu, click one of the aspect ratios you’d like to use to crop your picture.

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    Adjust the crop selection. Click and drag your picture around until you’ve centered the section you want to keep in the aspect ratio’s square or rectangle.

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    Click the «Crop» icon. It’s the box with a line through it above the Crop drop-down icon. Doing so will crop your picture according to your selected aspect ratio.

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    Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac) to do so.

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    Double click or right click the image (depending on what computer/mouse you have), and click on the little icon that looks like a bold triangle. You can also go to the «help» tab and type in «crop» for more hands-on help.

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    If you have a Windows configuration on your laptop, just press the Windows button and then the shift button and then the S button. Do this while on the screen you want to screenshot and then drag your cursor to screenshot the section you want. Then simply press CTRL + V (PASTE). But make sure to set the pasted picture to an image format.

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Can you crop images in Microsoft Word? Yes, you can. Read on to find out how.

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There are a hundred reasons to use photos in text documents such as books, articles, brochures, etc.. Perhaps the image is a logo. Maybe it illustrates steps in a tutorial or serves as a background.

What if you find exactly the image you need, but it includes scenery or other bits that you don’t need? For example, you find a photo of a rural countryside, but you only need the portion of the image that includes a red barn in a green field. Do you look for a different image, or is there a way to trim the image so that you can keep only the part you really need?

That’s where cropping comes in.

If you know how to insert images in MS Word and the only problem your image has is that its physical dimensions are too large to fit in the document properly, you may just need to resize it. We discussed how to insert and resize images in this article.

3 Ways to Crop Images in Microsoft Word

I’ll assume you’re familiar with the procedures for inserting photos in your Word documents. Once you have inserted your image, you can use one of these three ways to crop it. I’ll start with the simplest method.

Crop images in Microsoft Word – method 1

This is simplest and most basic image cropping method in MS Word.

  • Right-click on the image you inserted.
  • Select Crop from the right-click menu.
  • You’ll see a set of handles just inside the border of the image. There’ll be one that is shaped like a 90 degree angle inside each corner. In addition, there’ll be one shaped like a T in the center of the top, bottom, and each side border.
  • Click on any of those handles and drag inward across the image.

As you drag the cropping handles, you’ll notice that part of the image is still colored just as it was before you started cropping it. That is the part of the image that will remain when you complete the cropping. The area that appears shaded will disappear.

You can move the live part of the image around. Just click somewhere inside the live image and drag the cropping box around until the exact portion of the image that you want to keep is inside the box.

crop images in microsoft word

Cropping images in Microsoft Word for Windows. MS Word for Macs is similar.

Note that you can change the dimensions of the live image by dragging any handle further inward or outward toward the original image border.

Once you have exactly the part of the image that you want to keep, hit the enter key. That will make the part of the image that you cropped out disappear, leaving only the area of the image that you wanted to keep.

Note that once you have hit the enter key, dragging the handles around the edges of the image inward or outward will resize the image. Dragging from a corner will maintain the same aspect ratio as the original cropped area. However, dragging the center handles on the top or side will cause the cropped image to be squeezed or stretched. That may result in an image that is distorted and probably not what you wanted.

Crop images in Microsoft Word – method 2

This method involves setting image dimensions and vertical or horizontal offsets. It is my least favored of the three methods, but I’ll show you how to crop your image using measurement settings in case you find it useful.

In MS Word images can be cropped using numbers or by dragging with your mouse.

We’ll first set the dimensions of the final cropped image. Then we’ll adjust the image so that exactly the part you want will be displayed in the final image.

  • After you’ve inserted an image, right-click it.
  • From the right-click menu, select Format Picture.
  • A panel labeled Format Picture will open, probably on the right side of the screen.
  • At the top of that panel there are four tabs. Click the last one with the icon of an image.
  • There will be four sections below the tab. Those tabs may be open or closed. Click the small arrow on the left of each section to open or close it. Choose the last section, labeled Crop.
  • You will see two setting areas labeled Picture Position and Crop Position.

When you first open the crop panel both will show the dimensions of the image as it was inserted.

To set the dimension you’d like to have for the cropped and finished image, enter the width and height in the Crop Position section. You can either type in the dimensions or use the up/down arrows inside the dimension box.

Now to adjust the image so that you see the part of the original image that you wanted, use the Offset X and Offset Y adjustments in the Picture Position section.

crop images in microsoft word using dimension and offset settings

Crop images in Microsoft Word for Windows using dimension and offset settings. MS Word for Macs is similar.

Offset X moves the original image left or right within the crop area. Use positive numbers to move the image to the right. Use negative numbers to move the image to the left.

Offset Y moves the image up and down. Use positive numbers to move the image up and negative numbers to move the image down.

When the cropped image looks the way you want it, click anywhere outside the image.

Bonus tip: Instead of using the Offset X and Offset Y settings to set the visible part of the image, you can also do it by dragging the original image around until the part you want to be visible is showing inside the crop box.

To do that, set the image dimensions using the Crop Position section as instructed above.
With the image still selected, right-click the image and choose Crop from the right-click menu.

You should see the full image appear behind the crop box. The image will be shaded out except the portion that shows inside the crop box. Drag the larger shaded image around until the cropped image is how you want it.

Click anywhere outside the image to set it.

Crop images in Microsoft Word – method 3

Method 3 for cropping images in Word provides more creative possibilities.

First, insert the image into your file. When the image is selected, you will notice another tab labeled Picture Format has been added to the ribbon.

If clicking the image did not automatically open the Picture Format tab, click on the tab to display the array of tools that are available to you.

Toward the right end of the toolbar, look for a button/icon labeled Crop. If you click the down arrow on the Crop button, you’ll see three cropping-related options.

1) Crop

This option allows you to drag all sides of the image in until you have exactly the portion of the image you wanted to keep visible inside the cropping frame.

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Image of sunflowers with out of focus area at top in Microsoft Word for Macs

When you select Crop, in addition to the small square “handles” on each corner and halfway along each side of the image, you’ll see a second set of handles just beside those that you’ll use in cropping the image.

NOTE: You don’t want to use the smaller square handles unless you also wish to resize the image. Dragging those square handles will reduce the size of the entire image, but not necessarily in a way that leaves you with just the portion of the image left that you desired. The cropping handles allow you to select a section of the image that you wish to keep and discard the remainder.

The cropping handles inside each corner are shaped similar to a ninety degree corner bracket. Along the sides the handles are t-shaped with the longest straight edge along the outside edge of the image.

I suggest you start by carefully mousing over one of the corner bracket handles. Click on the handle and drag it toward the center of the image. You can do the same with any other cropping handle. If you find yourself reducing the entire image instead of cropping it, you’ve almost certainly clicked the very small square handle instead of the larger cropping handle.

crop images in Microsoft Word

Image of sunflowers with out of focus area at top cropped out using Microsoft Word for Macs

Once your image is cropped, you can make adjustments to the crop by:

  1. Dragging any of the cropping handles in or out or,
  2. Click inside the cropped section. The remainder of the image will be shaded out. As you drag the image around, you will see it come into focus inside the crop box.
  3. When you see the desired part of the image inside the crop box, click outside the image. The shaded area will disappear.

The part that will be kept is inside the cropping frame. The part outside the cropping frame will be hidden.

2) Aspect Ratio

The aspect ratio pertains to the width of the image compared to the height. If you select the Aspect Ratio option, you’ll see several options of the most popular aspect ratios. The first number is the width, the second is the height.

Click on one and you’ll see a cropped section of your image in the ratio you selected.

Pick another ratio and you’ll see the shape change. For example, if you pick 16:9, you’ll see a cropped area that is approximately 56% as tall as it is wide. If you pick 4:3, you see a cropped area that is 75% as tall as it is wide.

Once you have chosen your aspect ratio, you can click anywhere inside the live area of the image and drag it around until the part of the image you wish to keep is visible.

NOTE: Just as you were able to grab the cropping handles in the corners and sides of the image using the Crop method that we discussed in number one above, you can do the same when you start with an aspect ratio. In other words, selecting an aspect ratio does not tie you to that ratio.

If you decide none of the available ratios suits your needs, you can tweak it by dragging the cropping handles. The aspect ratio option is there to give you a starting place and to help you easily crop your images to some of the more common ratios used in publishing and website production.

3. Crop to Shapes

Now for the fun part. Once you have cropped your image so that it contains only the part you wanted to keep, you can get creative with your cropping by applying shapes to your image. This is done using the Crop to Shapes feature.

First, crop the image to the area you want to keep using method 1 or 2 above. Then, apply one of the shapes to your cropped image. Whatever shape you apply, your image will fill the inside of that shape.

crop images in Microsoft Word using crop to shape feature

Using the Crop to Shape feature in Microsoft Word for Macs. Word for Windows is similar.

The creative uses for this feature are endless. For example, let’s say you are working on a poster and you want a curved arrow shape pointing to an item on the poster. You’d like to have the arrow to look as though it had been cut from a photo of a sunflower field in full bloom.

You can crop your image of the sunflower field, then apply a curved arrow shape to it. Instead of a solid color, your arrow will be filled with sunflowers from the image you chose.

If you apply a shape to an image and you think it looks a bit squeezed, try applying a different aspect ratio to it. The shapes can be applied, whatever size and/or aspect ratio you have selected.

There are dozens of shapes available, from geometric shapes to math signs to moons and stars.

Take time to play around with them. Use different aspect ratios with different shapes. You’ll surely find something you like.

If you have no need for an image in the shape of an arrow or plus sign, just crop your image to the width and height you need and move the shape around until you have only the part of the image you wish to keep.

Saving a cropped image out of a Word document

Microsoft Word allows you to save any image from a document by right-clicking the image and choosing Save as Picture.

Please be aware that images with extensions .jpg, .gif, .png and others are rectangular or square regardless what you see on the page. The arrow with the sunflower background is still a rectangular image. You don’t see the background surrounding the arrow in the document where the image was originally cropped because Word makes the part of the image that is cropped out transparent.

cropped image with border to demonstrate rectangular shape of entire image

Image cropped to shape. The border demonstrate the rectangular shape of entire image – even one with a transparent background.

On most computers Microsoft Word documents appear to have either a white or dark background, depending whether your computer is set to use light or dark mode. However, MS Word page backgrounds are actually transparent unless you assign a page background color.

In our working example, if you were to save the image from that document with a white background, then insert it into a different document with a blue background, you wouldn’t see just the sunflower-filled arrow. You would see a white rectangle with a sunflower-filled arrow inserted into a document with a blue background.

You can, however, save your sunflower-filled arrow as an image with a transparent background which you can then insert into other documents.

image cropped to shape in microsoft word, then stretched vertically

The sunflower-filled arrow stretched vertically in Microsoft Word for Macs. Word for Windows is similar.

To save an image from a MS Word document with a transparent background, right-click the image and select Save as Picture. You will probably see a .png extension after the file name you chose. If so, that’s good because that will save the image that has been cropped to a shape with a transparent background.

If you see a .jpg extension or a different one that is not .png, your image will probably be saved with a white background. Look for the setting in the Save as Picture settings panel that allows you to change the image format and select .png. Then, if you desire to, you can insert that image into a different document and have a ready made sunflower-filled arrow.

Final notes on cropping and compressing images in Microsoft Word

After you’ve inserted your images and finished the document, you can just save it as usual. If you don’t compress the image that you resized and/or cropped, your document will have a larger size in kilobytes or megabytes because the part of the image that you cropped out is actually still in the file, just not visible.

If you decide you’d prefer a different aspect ratio, for example, just reopen the document and select the image. Then choose the Picture Format tab and make whatever changes you wish to make.

To freeze the image so that it can’t be changed you can compress the image and tell Word to delete the cropped portions of images.

To delete the cropped portions of images in Microsoft Word, select the image. Then in the Picture Format tab, click the Compress pictures button. About half-way down in the Compress pictures panel, check the box next to Delete cropped areas of pictures.

compress images in microsoft word

Compress images in Microsoft Word. Check the box to delete cropped areas of images.

You can find more information about cropping images in Microsoft Word here.

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1. Выделите рисунок, который необходимо обрезать — для этого дважды кликните по нему левой кнопкой мышки, чтобы открылась основная вкладка “Работа с рисунками”.

Выделить картинку в Word

2. В появившейся вкладке “Формат” кликните по элементу “Обрезка” (расположен он в группе “Размер”).

Кнопка обрезать в Word

3. Выберите подходящее действие для обрезки:

Меню обрезки в Word

  • Обрезать: перемещайте черные маркеры в нужном направлении;
  • Обрезать в Word

      Совет: Для одинаковой (симметричной) обрезки двух сторон рисунка, перетаскивая центральный маркер обрезки на одной их этих сторон, удерживайте клавишу “CTRL”. Если же вы хотите симметрично обрезать четыре стороны, удерживайте “CTRL” перетаскивая один из угловых маркеров.

    Обрезать по форме в Word

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  • Обрезать по фигуре: выберите подходящую фигуру в появившемся окне;
  • Обрезать по фигуре в Word

  • Пропорции: выберите подходящее соотношение сторон;
  • Обрезать пропорционально в Word

    4. Завершив обрезку изображения, нажмите клавишу “ESC”.

    Картинка обрезана в Word

    Обрезаем изображение для заполнения или размещения в фигуре

    Выполняя обрезку рисунка, вы, что вполне логично, уменьшаете его физический размер (не только объем), а вместе с тем и область рисунка (фигура, внутри которой находится изображение).

    Если же вам необходимо оставить размер этой фигуры неизменным, но обрезать само изображение, используйте инструмент “Заливка”, расположенный в меню кнопки “Обрезать” (вкладка “Формат”).

    1. Выделите изображение двойным кликом левой кнопки мышки.

    Выделить изображение в Word

    2. Во вкладке “Формат” нажмите на кнопку “Обрезка” и выберите пункт “Заливка”.

    Заливка в Word

    3. Перемещая маркеры, расположенные по краям фигуры, внутри которой находится изображение, измените его размер.

    Заливка изображения в  Word

    4. Область, в которой находилась фигура (рисунок) останется неизменной, теперь вы можете продолжить работать с ней, например, залить каким-нибудь цветом.

    Изображение заливка в Word

    Если же вам необходимо разместить рисунок или его обрезанную часть внутри фигуры, используйте инструмент “Вписать”.

    1. Выделите рисунок, дважды кликнув по нему.

    Кнопка вписать в Word

    2. Во вкладке “Формат” в меню кнопки “Обрезка” выберите пункт “Вписать”.

    3. Перемещая маркер, задайте необходимый размер для изображения, точнее, его части.

    Вписать обрезать в Word

    4. Нажмите кнопку “ESC”, чтобы выйти из режима работы с рисунками.

    Обрезаное изображение (вписать) в Word

    Удаляем обрезанные области изображения

    В зависимости от того, какой из методов вы использовали для обрезки изображения, обрезанные фрагменты могут остаться пустыми. То есть, они не исчезнут, а останутся частью графического файла и по-прежнему будут находится в области фигуры.

    Обрезанную область рекомендовано удалить из рисунка в случае, если вы хотите уменьшить занимаемый им объем или же сделать так, чтобы никто другой не увидел области, которые вы обрезали.

    1. Дважды кликните по изображению, в которм необходимо удалить пустые фрагменты.

    Выделить изображение в Word

    2. В открывшейся вкладке “Формат” нажмите на кнопку “Сжать рисунки”, расположенную в группе “Изменение”.

    Сжатие рисунка в Word

    3. Выберите необходимые параметры в появившемся диалоговом окне:

    Окно Сжатие рисунков в Word

  • Установите галочки напротив следующих пунктов:
      • Применить только к этому рисунку;
      • Удалить обрезанные области рисунков.
  • Нажмите “ОК”.
  • Картинка сжата в Word

    4. Нажмите “ESC”. Объем графческого файла будет изменен, другие пользователи не смогут увидеть фрагменты, которые вы удалили.

    Изменяем размер изображения без его обрезки

    Выше мы рассказали обо всех возможных методах, с помощью которых можно обрезать рисунок в Ворде. Кроме того, возможности программы также позволяют пропорционально уменьшить размер изображения или же задать точные размеры, ничего при этом не обрезая. Для этого выполните одно из следующих действий:

    Для произвольного изменения размеров рисунка с сохранением пропорциональности кликните по области, в которой он находится и потяните в нужном направлении (внутрь рисунка для уменьшения, наружу — для увеличения его размера) за один из угловых маркеров.

    Произвольное уменьшение в Word

    Если вы хотите изменить рисунок не пропорционально, тяните не за угловые маркеры, а за те, что расположены посредине граней фигуры, в которой находится рисунок.

    Уменьшенное изображение в Word

    Чтобы задать точные размеры области, в которой будет находиться рисунок, а вместе с тем и задать точные значения размера для самого графического файла, выполните следующее:

    1. Выделите изображение двойным кликом.

    2. Во вкладке “Формат” в группе “Размер” задайте точные параметры для горизонтального и вертикального полей. Также, вы можете изменить их постепенно, нажимая на стрелочки вниз или вверх, делая рисунок меньше или больше, соответственно.

    Уменьшение по параметрам в Word

    3. Размеры рисунка будут изменены, сам же рисунок при этом обрезан не будет.

    Картинка уменьшена в Word

    4. Нажмите клавишу “ESC”, чтобы выйти из режима работы с графическими файлами.

    Урок: Как добавить текст поверх картинки в Word

    На этом все, из этой статьи вы узнали о том, как обрезать рисунок или фото в Ворде, изменить его размер, объем, а также подготовить для последующей работы и изменений. Осваивайте MS Word и будьте продуктивны.

    Работа в MS Word подразумевает не только набор и редактирование текстовых записей, но и форматирование разнообразных картинок, которые позволяют дополнить смысл статьи. Возможностей редактирования текста в программе немало – можно изменить цвет, добавить объемность, изменить фоновый цвет, добавить тень и пр. Достаточно в ПО и функций для работы с графическими объектами. В этой статье мы постараемся подробнее остановиться на вопросе, как обрезать изображение с помощью MS Word без применения дополнительных графических редакторов.

    Ниже представлено руководство для работы с картинками в Ворде 2010, однако подойдет оно и для старых версий, а также для текстового редактора 2013 либо 2016 года.

    Обрезка изображений в Ворде

    Для того, чтобы обрезать картинку, которая уже имеется в документе, необходимо щелкнуть левой клавишей мыши по картинке два раза. После манипуляций будет открыто меню «Работа с изображениями». Во вкладке «Формат» стоит выбрать обрезку и щелкнуть стрелку под надписью.

    Меню обрезка

    Программа предлагает пользователю несколько вариантов изменения размера текущего изображения. Самый удобный, простой и распространенный вариант – это обрезка.

    Способ 1: Обрезка

    Нажав на пункт «Обрезка», вы добавите по краям изображения соответствующие черные марки. Двигая их в разные стороны, вы сможете редактировать размеры файла по нужным параметрам.

    Стандартная обрезка

    Если необходимо сохранить пропорции текущего изображения, то перед перетягиванием маркеров достаточно зажать клавишу «Ctrl».

    Маркеры для обрезки

    Чтобы выйти из режима редактирования, достаточно нажать клавишу «Esc» либо щелкнуть левой кнопкой мыши на любом свободном пространстве в документе.

    Существуют и другие методики обрезки изображения с помощью MS Word, с ними мы познакомимся ниже.

    Способ 2: Обрезка с помощью фигурного контура

    Обрезка по заранее определенному контуру производится по следующей схеме: нажимаем на картинку, выбираем меню «Обрезка» и переходим в меню «Обрезка по фигуре». Программа самостоятельно предоставит пользователю перечень фигур, которые могут быть использованы в виде контура.

    Обрезка по фигуре

    Конечное изображение будет обрезано необычным образом, например, так:

    Пример фигурной обрезки

    Способ 3: Обрезка с сохранением пропорций изображения

    Для обрезки картинки в соответствии с пропорциями, достаточно зайти в знакомое меню «Обрезка» и выбрать пункт «Пропорции». Программа предложит список соотношения сторон, из которого нужно будет выбрать наиболее подходящие. Дальнейшее редактирование произойдет в автоматическом режиме.

    Обрезка по пропорциям

    Способ 4: Изменение размера картинки без обрезки

    В некоторых случаях пользователя не устраивает не изображение, а его размеры. Уменьшить либо растянуть картинку также можно с помощью встроенного функционала MS Word.Изменение размера изображения

    Меняем размер изображения:

    1. Щелкаем на картинку два раза левой клавишей мыши и попадаем в меню «Работа с изображениями». Чтобы сохранить правильные пропорции, при изменении размера следует удерживать кнопку Ctrl на клавиатуре.
    2. Во вкладке «Размер изображения» можно ввести требуемые значения. Помните, при изменении высоты значение ширины будет автоматически меняться. Чтобы этого не происходило, нужно щелкнуть на стрелочку по словом «Размер».Меню изменения размера
    3. В открывшемся окне нажимаем «Масштаб» и убираем галочку напротив пункта про сохранение пропорций.Разметка изображения
    4. После этого можно указать необходимые размеры. Теперь ширина не зависит от показателей высоты.

    Удаление обрезанных частей

    В процессе обрезки картинки в MS Word, удаленные части не удаляются окончательно, они просто не показываются в самом документе. При этом их всегда видно через меню «Обрезка», при нажатии на само изображение.

    Иногда важно, чтобы другие пользователи не видели, какой картинка была до процедуры обрезки. Для этого необходимо перед сохранением документа удалить все ненужные фрагменты.

    Кликаем на само изображение и во вкладке «Работа с рисунками», выбираем «Изменение» и пункт «Сжать рисунок».

    Меню сжатия

    После этого будет открыто окно, в котором нужно отметить галочкой пункты «Применить к этому изображению» и «Удалить обрезанные области». Если необходимо избавиться от обрезанных областей в нескольких картинках, то пункт «Применить только к этому рисунку» отмечать не нужнно. После завершения нажимаем на кнопку «ОК».

    Удаление ненужных частей

    Указанные выше способы помогут обрезать либо изменить размер картинки с помощью текстового редактора. Если указанных функций будет недостаточно, воспользуйтесь специальными графическими редакторами, например, Photoshop.

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