How do I crop a non rectangular image?

How to Crop an Image to an Irregular Shape

1. Open the image file in your image editor.
2. Double-click on the background layer in the Layers Palette and rename the layer.
3. Use the Lasso Tool to outline the irregular shape that you wish to crop.
4. Open the Image menu and select the “Crop” option.

How do you crop something not square?

Want to crop an image, but the area you want to keep is not a perfect square? Don’t sweat it—just make a selection around the area you want to keep, using any selection tool you like (even the Lasso tool), and then choose Crop from the Image menu. It will crop the image as tightly as possible.

How do you freehand Crop an image in Word?

This is one way to do it:

1. Draw the shape.
2. Right-click (or Control-click) on it and select Format Shape.
3. Choose Fill > Picture or Text and click on Picture.
4. Insert a picture, then select Format Picture in the Ribbon.
5. Choose Crop > Crop to Fit.

Can a PNG be non rectangular?

1 Answer. Every image format (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, etc.) that I know of can only represent rectangular images. This means that unless you define your own image format, this simply cannot be done.

How do I crop a non rectangular image in Photoshop?

How to Crop an Irregular Shape in Photoshop

1. Press “F7” to open the Photoshop Layers panel.
2. Double-click the icon of a lock beside your image layer if one appears there.
3. Right-click the “lasso” icon in the toolbox and then click “Polygonal lasso tool” to change your mouse pointer to a small, irregular shape.

How do I crop an image in freehand in paint?

To crop your image:

1. Click on the Select button in the Home tab of the ribbon near the top of the window.
2. Click and drag to select a rectangular area of the picture.
3. Click Crop to remove everything outside of the selection.

Which tool in paint is used to select an irregular shaped part of an image?

The freeform selection is used to choose an irregular shape of the picture.

How do I use the lasso tool in Word?

Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click Lasso Select. With your pen or finger, drag to draw a circle around the part of the drawing or word that you want to select. A faded, dashed selection region appears around it, and when you’re done, the portion you lassoed will be selected.

How do I crop a picture to a specific shape?

In your file, select the picture that you want to crop. On the Picture Format tab, click the arrow next to Crop. (If you don’t see the Picture Format tab, make sure that you’ve selected a picture (not a shape).) Point to Crop to Shape and then click the shape you want to crop to.

Is there a program that allows you to crop a picture?

The only “graphics” programs I know are IrfanView and Visio. They both allow cropping but only with a rectangular border. I know this can be done in programs like PhotoShop, but they are expensive and have a rather steep learning curve. I tried GIMP, but found it incomprehensible.

How to crop a picture in power point presentation?

Select your image. 2. In the Picture Format tab, click on the small arrow underneath the Crop button to display more options. 3. Choose Crop to Shape from this menu, and select whichever shape you require. 4. By default, PowerPoint stretches your chosen shape to cover the entire image.

How do I crop or resize a thumb-Pic?

Now just click on any thumb-pic you want to crop or resize and it will show in the Preview window at bottom of the left-side Folders list (all on your computer from which you choose a Folder to show thumb-pics of each pic-file in it. The Crop Tool is at top longer row of icons – about third along after the little ‘hand’ show..