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Corel PaintShop Pro X4 User Guide
by eliminating extraneous areas of color. If a photograph requires both
cropping and color correction, you should crop the image first and
then apply the color correction.
Important! Cropping permanently removes the image
area outside the crop rectangle. To preserve the original
photo, use the Save As command, and save the
cropped version of your image to a new filename.
To crop an image
Edit workspace
1
On the Tools toolbar, choose the Crop tool .
By default, the crop rectangle appears on the image, and the area
outside the crop rectangle is shaded.
2
Adjust the crop area size by dragging any of the handles or edges.
To reposition the crop rectangle, place the cursor inside and drag.
You can use a preset crop size by choosing an option from the
Presets drop-list on the floating toolbar for the Crop tool, or from
the drop-list on the Tool Options palette.
3
When you’re ready to crop the image, click the Apply button
on the Tool Options palette or on the floating toolbar for the Crop
tool.
Floating toolbar for the Crop tool
