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Crop a picture in your Office file to focus on what matters the most.

Crop a picture

  1. Select a picture.

  2. Select the Picture Tools > Format tab and select Crop.

  3. There are different ways to crop your picture:

    • Drag a cropping handle to crop it from the side, top, or bottom.

    • Press Shift to crop the entire photo down to the size you want.

    • To position your crop, move the editing area by dragging the edges of the cropping handles or move the picture.

  4. Press Esc to finish.

Add a border to your picture

  1. Select a picture.

  2. Select the Picture Tools > Format tab and select an option, or select Picture Border to choose a color instead.

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