Crop an image

You can use the crop settings to crop, reposition, resize, and rotate image fills.

Cropping is a non-destructive action, meaning that the cropped area does not get deleted. This allows you to make changes to the cropped area, if needed.

Crop an image

To crop an image:

1. Select a layer with the image fill.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Double-click the image layer to activate the Crop tool
   • Click Crop image in the Image section of the right sidebar
   • Select the swatch in the Fill or Stroke section of the right sidebar and change the Fill mode to Crop.
3. Once the Crop tool is activated:
   • Click and drag the blue handles around the image to crop it
   • Use the slider to set a crop value
   • Use the Aspect ratio picker
   • Click to Resize to fit
4. Click anywhere on the canvas to apply the crop, or press Enter.

To also modify opposite sides of the image when cropping or resizing, hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows).

Once an image is cropped, you can also access these additional settings:

• Reposition the image: Hover over a faded area of the cropped image until the reposition icon appears, then click and drag to reposition the image
• Rotate the image: Hover over an outside corner of the image until the rotate icon appears, then click and drag to rotate the image. You can hold Shift to rotate in 15º increments.
• Resize the image: Hover over the edge of the image until the resize icon appears, then click and drag to resize.