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How To Crop a Picture in PowerPoint – Microsoft PowerPoint Guide 2023

I will show you how you can crop a picture in PowerPoint. Cropping images while working on your PowerPoint project because it will make your work more decent. In this article, I will take you through simple steps you can use to make this possible.

Summary

  • To crop a picture in Microsoft PowerPoint, Double Tap Image(Open Format Tab), then click on Crop. Move the image edges to crop your image to the desired size.
  • You can use the drop-down menu for more options.

How To crop a Picture in PowerPoint

How To Freehand Crop in PowerPoint

To freehand crop a picture in PowerPoint, do the following;

  • Open MS PowerPoint, and make sure you have already added the Picture to your PowerPoint Presentation. If you do not have a presentation already, create a new presentation and add an image to it.
  • Click on your Image, then head over to the Format Tab. An alternative way of doing this is by double-clicking on the Image. This will take you directly to the Format section of PowerPoint.
  • Locate the Crop Tool, which is usually located on the right side of the MS PowerPoint ToolBar. Click on it to crop your image.
  • After clicking on it, click on the edges of the image to crop your picture to the desired size.

This method is also known as the Free Hand Crop Method of cropping a picture in MS PowerPoint.

After clicking on the Crop option in the Format tab, you will also see a drop-down menu, which gives you more options for cropping your picture. These options include;

How Crop Image To Custom Shape in PowerPoint

You can also convert the picture you want to a shape you want in PowerPoint using very simple methods. To crop a picture to a custom shape in PowerPoint;

  • Open your MS PowerPoint application and add the image you want to edit by cropping.
  • Double-click on the image, or click once on it and click on the Format Tab in Microsoft PowerPoint.
  • On the crop tool, click on the dropdown sign, and select Crop to shape.
  • Choose a shape you want to crop your image to. For example, a circle.
  • Move the edges of the image to fit into your shape. You can see the preview section on your left to see how it will look
  • Done

Crop Picture in PowerPoint Using Aspect Ratio

You can also crop your image into your desired aspect ratio. To do this, double-click on the image to access the Format tab. Locate the crop tool, and click on the dropdown menu to see more options. Select the aspect ratio, and choose one that you want like 1:1.

How To Undo Image Crop in PowerPoint

In case you don’t like how you have cropped the picture, you could simply redo the crop by clicking on Ctrl + Z to undo it. The other alternative is clicking on the undo function on the top left side of the MS PowerPoint window. Doing this will undo any actions you did to your image and to your PowerPoint presentation.

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