Cropping a picture in Word 2007

[Ken Johnson]

I can't find how to crop a picture in Word 2007.
In earlier versions all I needed to do was right-click the picture to
bring up the Picture toolbar then use the cropping tool to click and
drag the picture handles.
Any ideas?

Ken Johnson

 

[Jay Freedman]

I can't find how to crop a picture in Word 2007.
In earlier versions all I needed to do was right-click the picture to
bring up the Picture toolbar then use the cropping tool to click and
drag the picture handles.
Any ideas?

Ken Johnson

When the picture is selected, the Picture Tools tab appears on the ribbon. In
the Size group at the far right, click the Crop button. The cursor changes to
the crop tool.

This is a general principle in Word 2007: Many tools become available on the
ribbon only when something is selected to which those tools apply. If you want a
tool to be more easily available, right-click it in the ribbon and choose to add
it to the Quick Access Toolbar.

 

[CyberTaz]

When the picture is selected, the Picture Tools tab appears on the ribbon. In
the Size group at the far right, click the Crop button. The cursor changes to
the crop tool.

This is a general principle in Word 2007: Many tools become available on the
ribbon only when something is selected to which those tools apply. If you want
a
tool to be more easily available, right-click it in the ribbon and choose to
add
it to the Quick Access Toolbar.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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Just a minor extension to Jay's reply: Even though the Crop Tool can be
added to the QAT it will remain dimmed until such time as a "cropable"
object is selected ‹ at which time the default Crop Tool on the Picture
Tools - Format Contextual Tab becomes available.

It's up to you, but IMHO adding such items to the QAT occupies space which
could more effectively be used for other tools

Also, I find here that the Crop Tool is one of several on the Ribbon which
don't respond to the right-click method of adding to the QAT ‹ Add to Quick
Access Toolbar is dimmed. You can add it from the Word Options> Customize if
you select either All Commands or Picture Tools|Format

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Ken Johnson]

When the picture is selected, the Picture Tools tab appears on the ribbon.. In
the Size group at the far right, click the Crop button. The cursor changes to
the crop tool.

This is a general principle in Word 2007: Many tools become available on the
ribbon only when something is selected to which those tools apply. If youwant a
tool to be more easily available, right-click it in the ribbon and chooseto add
it to the Quick Access Toolbar.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP        FAQ:http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroupso all may benefit.

Thanks Jay, very helpful!

Ken Johnson

 

[Ken Johnson]

Just a minor extension to Jay's reply: Even though the Crop Tool can be
added to the QAT it will remain dimmed until such time as a "cropable"
object is selected ‹ at which time the default Crop Tool on the Picture
Tools - Format Contextual Tab becomes available.

It's up to you, but IMHO adding such items to the QAT occupies space which
could more effectively be used for other tools

Also, I find here that the Crop Tool is one of several on the Ribbon which
don't respond to the right-click method of adding to the QAT ‹ Add to Quick
Access Toolbar is dimmed. You can add it from the Word Options> Customizeif
you select either All Commands or Picture Tools|Format

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Thanks Bob.

Ken Johnson