How to Crop a Picture in Word

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This wikiHow teaches you how to crop a picture that's inserted into a Microsoft Word document.

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.
Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Using a Standard Crop

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  1. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.
  2. 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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  3. It's in the "Size" section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.
    • On Mac, it's in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
  4. 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.
  5. Click and drag inward any of the black bars on the edges or in the corners of the picture to do so.
  6. 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.
  7. Press Ctrl + S (Windows) or ⌘ Command + S (Mac) to do so.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 3:

Using a Shaped Crop

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  1. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.
  2. Scroll through your document until you find the picture you want to crop, then click once the picture to select it.
  3. It's in the "Size" section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.
    • On Mac, it's in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
  4. This is in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu with shapes.
  5. Click the shape in which you want your picture to appear. This will immediately apply the shape to the picture.
  6. Click and drag inward or outward any of the circular points around the picture's outline to decrease or increase the picture's size.
  7. Press Ctrl + S (Windows) or ⌘ Command + S (Mac) to do so.
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Method 3
Method 3 of 3:

Using an Aspect Ratio Crop

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  1. Double-click the document that contains the picture you want to crop. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.
  2. Scroll through your document until you find the picture you want to crop, then click once the picture to select it.
  3. It's in the "Size" section on the right side of the Format toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear.
    • On Mac, it's in the toolbar at the top of the "Picture Format" tab.
  4. This option is in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu to appear.
  5. In the pop-out menu, click one of the aspect ratios you'd like to use to crop your picture.
  6. Click and drag your picture around until you've centered the section you want to keep in the aspect ratio's square or rectangle.
  7. 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.
  8. Press Ctrl + S (Windows) or ⌘ Command + S (Mac) to do so.
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    How do I make a cropped picture to fit it into another?
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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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    What's the advanced way of cropping a picture in Word?
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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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