Before you Start
Who can use this feature
Available on any plan
Anyone with can edit access to a file can 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:
- Select a layer with the image fill.
- Do one of the following:
- Click Crop image
- Select the swatch in the Fill or Stroke section of the right sidebar and change the Fill mode to Crop.
- Click and drag the blue handles around the image to crop it.
- Click anywhere on the canvas to apply the crop, or press Enter.
Tip: To keep the current aspect ratio of the image when cropping or resizing, hold Command (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows).
To also modify opposite sides of the image when cropping or resizing, hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows).
Tip: To quickly crop images, hold Command (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) while clicking and dragging the corners of an image.
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.
Tip: To crop your image into a circle or ellipse shape, you can either increase the layer’s corner radius or create a mask.