{"id":24758,"date":"2018-07-13T11:14:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T15:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=24758"},"modified":"2022-11-01T16:43:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T20:43:01","slug":"photoshop-crop-tool-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/photoshop-crop-tool-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Crop Tool Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"video3\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5aoeM2nVRyc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-novideo\">\n<p>Learn the essential tips and tricks you can use with the Crop Tool to speed up your workflow when cropping images in Photoshop!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>You'll learn time-saving keyboard shortcuts, a few ways to customize the Crop Tool, and even how to use the Crop Tool to quickly add a border around your image! If you're new to Photoshop and not sure how to crop images, be sure to check out my previous tutorial where I <a href=\"\/basics\/how-to-crop-images-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">cover the basics<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>I'll be using <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/dlXjD2w\" title=\"Get Photoshop CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photoshop CC<\/a> but everything here is fully compatible with Photoshop CS6.<\/p>\n<p>Here's <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/mejxPk0\" title=\"View image on Adobe Stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the image<\/a> I'll be using from Adobe Stock:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/original-image.jpg\" alt=\"The original image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p>Let's get started!<\/p>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">The Crop Tool keyboard shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p>Let's start with the Crop Tool's keyboard shortcuts.<\/p>\n<h3>How to select the Crop Tool<\/h3>\n<p>To select the Crop Tool, rather than grabbing it from the <a href=\"\/basics\/photoshop-tools-toolbar-overview\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Toolbar<\/a>, just tap the letter <strong>C<\/strong> on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Select the Crop Tool by pressing C\" width=\"74\" height=\"143\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press &quot;C&quot; to select the Crop Tool.<\/div>\n<h3>How to lock the aspect ratio of the crop border<\/h3>\n<p>As you're resizing the crop border, you can lock the aspect ratio by holding down your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key as you drag a corner handle.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-lock-aspect-ratio.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Locking the aspect ratio of the crop border\" width=\"638\" height=\"426\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Shift + drag a corner handle to lock the aspect ratio.<\/div>\n<h3>How to resize the crop border from its center<\/h3>\n<p>To resize the border from its center, press and hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key while dragging a handle.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-resize-from-center.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Resizing the crop border from its center\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac) + drag a  handle to resize the border from its center.<\/div>\n<h3>How to lock the aspect ratio <em>and<\/em> resize from center<\/h3>\n<p>And to both lock the aspect ratio <em>and<\/em> resize the border from its center, hold <strong>Shift+Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Shift+Option<\/strong> (Mac) and drag one of the corners.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-border-aspect-ratio-center.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Resizing the crop border from its center\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Shift + Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac) + drag a  corner handle to lock the aspect ratio and resize from center.<\/div>\n<h3>How to swap the orientation of the crop border<\/h3>\n<p>To swap the orientation of the crop border between portrait and landscape, press the letter <strong>X<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-swap-aspect-ratio.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Press X to swap the crop border orientation\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Tap &quot;X&quot; to swap the orientation.<\/div>\n<h3>Show or hide the cropped area<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to hide the area outside the crop border to get a better sense of what the cropped version will look like, press <strong>H<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/hide-cropped-area.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Press H to hide the cropped area\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press &quot;H&quot; to hide the area outside the crop border.<\/div>\n<p>Then press <strong>H<\/strong> again to bring the cropped area back.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/show-crop-area.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Press H again to show the cropped area\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press &quot;H&quot; again to show the cropped area.<\/div>\n<h3>How to move the crop border, not the image<\/h3>\n<p>By default, when we click and drag inside the crop border, we move the image around inside it while the border stays in place. To move the <em>border<\/em>, not the image, you can switch to \"Classic Mode\" by pressing the letter <strong>P<\/strong>. Then drag to move the border around inside the image. Press P again to return to the default mode.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-classic-mode.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Press P to toggle Classic Mode on and off\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press &quot;P&quot; to toggle Classic Mode on and off.<\/div>\n<h3>Temporarily select the Straighten Tool<\/h3>\n<p>If you need to straighten your image, you can temporarily access the Straighten Tool by pressing and holding your <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command<\/strong> (Mac) key while the Crop Tool is active. <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/photoshop-straighten-tool.png\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Temporarily switching to the Straighten Tool\" width=\"400\" height=\"95\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hold Ctrl (Win) \/ Command (Mac) to temporarily access the Straighten Tool.<\/div>\n<p>Drag across something that should be straight, either vertically or horizontally, and then release your mouse button to rotate the image. <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/straighten-image-photoshop.jpg\" alt=\"Straightening an image with the Straighten Tool in Photoshop\" width=\"638\" height=\"429\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging across the horizon line with the Straighten Tool.<\/div>\n<p>Once you've straightened the image, release the Ctrl (Win) \/ Command (Mac) key to switch back to the Crop Tool.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/image-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"Switching from the Straighten Tool back to the Crop Tool in Photoshop\" width=\"638\" height=\"441\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Release Ctrl (Win) \/ Command (Mac) to return to the Crop Tool.<\/div>\n<h3>Cancel the crop<\/h3>\n<p>To cancel the crop, press the <strong>Esc<\/strong> key on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/original-image.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Press Esc to cancel the crop\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Cancel the crop to return to the original image.<\/div>\n<h3>Cycle through the crop overlays<\/h3>\n<p>Let's look at a couple of tips to use with the crop overlay that appears inside the border. By default, Photoshop displays the <strong>Rule of Thirds<\/strong> overlay, which can help with our composition. <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-rule-of-thirds.jpg\" alt=\"The Rule of Thirds overlay for the Crop Tool in Photoshop\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Rule of Thirds overlay appears by default.<\/div>\n<p>But if you click the <strong>Overlay<\/strong> icon in the Options Bar:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-overlay-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Overlay icon in the Options Bar in Photoshop\" width=\"348\" height=\"94\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Overlay icon.<\/div>\n<p>You'll see that there are other overlays we can choose from:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/photoshop-crop-overlays.png\" alt=\"Photoshop includes 6 different crop overlays\" width=\"245\" height=\"131\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Photoshop includes 6 different crop overlays.<\/div>\n<p>To quickly cycle through them from your keyboard, press the letter <strong>O<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/cycle-overlays-photoshop.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Press O to cycle through the crop overlays\" width=\"638\" height=\"427\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Tap &quot;O&quot; to cycle through the crop overlays.<\/div>\n<h3>Showing and hiding the crop overlay<\/h3>\n<p>Also by default, Photoshop displays the overlay at all times, even when you're not resizing the crop border. But if you click the <strong>Overlay<\/strong> icon in the Options Bar:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-overlay-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Overlay icon in the Options Bar in Photoshop\" width=\"348\" height=\"94\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Overlay icon.<\/div>\n<p>You'll find a couple of other options to choose from. If you choose <strong>Auto Show Overlay<\/strong>, then Photoshop will only display the overlay while you're actually resizing the border, which makes it easier to see your image. And choosing <strong>Never Show Overlay<\/strong> prevents the overlay from appearing at all. To switch back to the default mode, choose <strong>Always Show Overlay<\/strong> from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/auto-show-overlay-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: The crop overlay display options\" width=\"246\" height=\"127\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The overlay display options.<\/div>\n<h3>Crop the image<\/h3>\n<p>To crop the image, press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard. Or, just double-click inside the crop border.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/cropped-image.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Press Enter (Win) \/ Return (Mac) to crop the image\" width=\"636\" height=\"427\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) to commit the crop.<\/div>\n<h3>Undo the crop<\/h3>\n<p>And if you need to undo the crop, press <strong>Ctrl+Z<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+Z<\/strong> (Mac).<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/original-image.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool tips: Press Ctrl+Z (Win) \/ Command+Z (Mac) to undo the crop\" width=\"638\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press Ctrl+Z (Win) \/ Command+Z (Mac) to undo the crop.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to add more canvas space with the Crop Tool<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, the Crop Tool isn't just for <em>cropping<\/em> images. It can also be used to add <em>more<\/em> canvas space around the image, giving us an easy way to add a border. <\/p>\n<p>If we look in the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Layers panel<\/a>, we see my image sitting on the <a href=\"\/basics\/background-layer-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Background layer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/photoshop-layers-panel.png\" alt=\"Photoshop Layers panel showing the image on the Background layer\" width=\"275\" height=\"291\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 1: Duplicate the Background layer<\/h3>\n<p>To keep the border separate from the image, it's a good idea to duplicate the image first. To do that from your keyboard, press <strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+J<\/strong> (Mac). A copy of the image appears above the original:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/image-copy.png\" alt=\"Photoshop Layers panel showing the copy of the image above the Background layer\" width=\"275\" height=\"208\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press Ctrl+J (Win) \/ Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the image.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Set your background color<\/h3>\n<p>Photoshop will fill the new canvas space with your current <strong>Background color<\/strong>, which by default is <strong>white<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/photoshop-background-color.png\" alt=\"Photoshop Background color swatch in the Toolbar\" width=\"62\" height=\"152\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Background color swatch in the Toolbar.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Select the Crop Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Select the <strong>Crop Tool<\/strong>, either from the Toolbar or by pressing the letter <strong>C<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/crop-tool-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Crop Tool in Photoshop\" width=\"74\" height=\"143\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press \"C\" to select the Crop Tool.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Turn on \"Delete Cropped Pixels\"<\/h3>\n<p>And in the Options Bar, make sure that the <strong>Delete Cropped Pixels<\/strong> option is turned on:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/delete-cropped-pixels-option.png\" alt=\"The Delete Cropped Pixels option in Photoshop\" width=\"362\" height=\"94\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Make sure &quot;Delete Cropped Pixels&quot; is checked.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Drag the crop handles away from the image<\/h3>\n<p>Then drag the handles away from the image to add more canvas space. Hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) as you drag to resize the canvas from its center. As you do, you'll see Photoshop filling the extra space with your Background color:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/add-canvas-space-photoshop.jpg\" alt=\"How to add more canvas space with the Crop Tool in Photoshop\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Drag the crop handles to add more canvas space around the image.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 6: Crop the image<\/h3>\n<p>To accept it, press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/cc\/crop-tool-tips-tricks\/photoshop-add-border.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop Crop Tool Tips: Add a border around the image\" width=\"640\" height=\"446\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Crop Tool makes it easy to add a border around your image.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! 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