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94 Chapter 13 — The Toolbar | Crop Tool
The crop tool offers the following tool options:
Crop Method
Choose from one of three different cropping methods.
❏ Free Crop
This crop method enables you to freely draw a cropping rectangle.
❏ Fixed Aspect Ratio
Choose from one of the predetermined aspect ratios or select Custom to enter the desired aspect ratio.
This cropping method limits the crop tool to describing rectangles that match that aspect ratio.
Show Crop Assistance Grid
Select Show Crop Assistance Grid to display a grid of nine
equally-sized rectangles superimposed on the image within
the crop rectangle. The crop assistance grid is designed to
assist you in cropping the image. Based on the
photographic “rule of thirds”, the crop assistance grid helps
guide your crop so that the main points of interest lie close
to the points where the lines intersect. It also draws your
attention to the natural horizontal or vertical lines in the
image, such as a horizon or a large building, which often
benefit from being placed close to one of the four lines.
You can also choose to temporarily superimpose this grid
onto your image by holding down the Alt key (Windows) or
option key (Macintosh) while you are in the crop mode.
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Double-click within the crop or press the enter key
to apply the crop. This will cause the image
information outside of the crop to be hidden and a
new Crop step to be added to the Edit List palette. If
the image is saved in the NEF format, you will be able
to remove the Crop step to display the hidden
information again. The hidden information will be
discarded if the image is saved in JPEG or TIFF.
A Please note: If the crop is not applied with the enter
key or by double-clicking within the crop, the crop will
be discarded.
Shortcut
C key