Crop Tool
The Crop Tool is used to remove unwanted outer portions
of an image. In photography cropping was used to remove excess
background and to pull the subject in closer for enlargements. On
the Web it is used for much the same reasons with the added benefit
of reducing load time due to the smaller file size.
Precise
Cursor
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Standard
Cursor
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As with all of the tools, there are two choices of cursor available.
Cursors may be changed under the File | Preferences |
General Program Preferences menu.
The Precise Cursor is easier to work with than the Standard,
but if your eyes are as tired as mine are, the tiny dot in the
center of the cursor can become mighty difficult to see when
positioned over a detailed graphic.
If you prefer the Standard Cursor which displays the cursor
as the current tool 'symbol' or brush size/shape, all is not
lost. The Crop Tool bounding box may be adjusted by
simply dragging the edges until they are positioned properly.
As an additional option, exact coordinates may be typed into
the Crop Area dialog box. This is extremely handy if you
have a series of the same size images that you need to crop to
the exact same size. Crop the first image and on all subsequent
images double click the Crop Tool icon on the Tool Palette
to open the dialog box. The coordinates will already be in place
and you can simply click ok for an exact crop. When the dialog
box closes the image will display the cropping tool bounding box,
a click within the box will complete the crop.
Additional Resources:
Move Tool
Introduction to Paint Shop Pro 5 : Table of Contents
The Color Replacer Tool
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