Cropping and setting image transparency

You can use a mask to crop images. The mask hides the section of the image you crop out instead of deleting it. This enables you to edit the mask if you want to crop a different section of the image. You can also unmask the image to restore the original image.

To crop an image with a mask

1. Select the image.

2. Click the image’s menu arrow, and then select Mask.

   A cropping mask appears on the image. Cropped out sections of the image are shaded gray.

   

3. Drag the image until the section of the image you want to keep appears in the cropping mask.

4. Optionally, click one of the cropping mask’s eight resize handles (the white circles), and then drag it to increase or reduce the cropping mask’s size.

5. Click anywhere outside of the image to crop it.

To edit the mask

1. Select the image.

2. Click the image’s menu arrow, and then select Edit Mask.

   A cropping mask appears on the image. Cropped out sections of the image are shaded gray.

3. Drag the image until the section of the image you want to keep appears in the cropping mask.

4. Optionally, click one of the cropping mask’s eight resize handles (the white circles), and then drag it to increase or reduce the cropping mask’s size.

5. Click anywhere outside of the image to crop it.

To restore the image

1. Select the image.

2. Tap the image’s menu arrow, and then select Unmask.

   The original image is restored.

If you want to remove the background of an image, you can do so using the Set Image Transparency option.

To remove the background of an image

1. Select the image.

2. Click the image’s menu arrow , and then select Set Image Transparency.

3. Click the areas of the picture you want to remove/make transparent.

   The parts that will become transparent are shown in pink.

   

4. Click OK to apply the change.