(If you don't see the Picture Format tab, make sure that you've selected a picture (not a shape).) On the Picture Format tab, click the arrow next to Crop. In your file, select the picture that you want to crop. Use Insert > Picture to add the image to an Office file (such as a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or an Excel workbook). If you want to crop the same picture to more than one shape, make copies of the picture and crop each to the desired shape individually. The picture is automatically trimmed to fill the geometry of the selected shape while maintaining its proportions. Quickly change the shape of a picture by cropping it to a specific shape. To add a vertex point, hold Ctrl while clicking anywhere on the perimeter of the shape that does not already have a vertex point. To delete a vertex point, hold Ctrl and click it. Use edit points to edit or crop the shapeĪlthough cropping tools are not available for shapes, you can use the Edit Points tool to customize a shape.Ĭlick Shape Format, and in the Insert Shapes group, select Edit Shape > Edit Points.ĭrag the shape's vertex points (which appear as black dots around the shape's perimeter) until the shape looks the way you want. When you're finished, press Esc or click anywhere outside the picture within the document. If you want, you can adjust the crop area by using the cropping handles, as described under Crop a picture. A menu appears showing cropping options.Ĭhoose Fit if you want as much of the picture as possible to fit within the shape the original picture aspect ratio will be maintained, but you may have empty space inside your shape.Ĭhoose Fill to have the shape fit within the bounds of the picture, cropping away everything outside the shape. You can drag the picture to change what part of it shows within the shape. If your picture is skewed, cut off, or doesn't fill the shape the way you want, use the Fit and Fill tools on the Crop menu for fine tuning:Ĭlick a shape created using Shape Fill > Picture.Ĭlick Picture Tools > Format, and in the Size group, click the arrow under Crop. To change the filled shape's dimensions while maintaining its basic format, select it and drag any of the sizing handles. Select the type of picture you want (such as From a File or Online Pictures) and then navigate to the picture you want and insert it. Add a picture to a shapeĪdd a shape to your document (see Add shapes for instructions) and click the shape to select it.Ĭlick Drawing Tools > Format, and in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill > Picture.

You can add a picture as fill for a shape and then edit or crop the shape. Start with a shape and add an image to it Press and hold Ctrl while dragging inward on the side cropping handleĬlick the Crop button again when you are done. For example, this can help you center the most important part of the picture within the shape you've applied to the picture.Ĭrop the margins of the image by dragging a black crop handle as follows:ĭrag inward on the corner cropping handleĬrop equally on two parallel sides at once You can adjust the position of the picture within the frame by selecting the picture and dragging it where you want. (Black crop handles appear on the edges and corners of the picture when you select the Fit or Fill option.) There may be empty space at the margins of the shape. There won't be any empty space at the margins of the shape.įit Makes the entire picture fit within the shape while maintaining the picture's original aspect ratio. Some outer edges of the picture may be cropped away. Next, use Crop > Fit or Crop > Fill to change how much of the picture fits within the shape you've applied:įill Fills the entire shape with the picture. The shape is immediately applied to the image. (But in Word, this is difficult, because you can't multi-select pictures that have the default In Line with Text layout option.)Ĭlick Picture Tools > Format, and in the Size group, click the arrow under Crop.įrom the menu that appears, select Crop to Shape, and then click the shape you want to crop to. You may crop multiple pictures at once, but you must crop them to the same shape. Use Insert > Picture to add the image to an Office file (such as a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or an Outlook email message).

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