Cropping in Xara

[AndyD]

HI All,
This is areally simple one... how can I crop an imported image/jpeg in Xara Xtreme? Do I need to use the photo viewer to do this?

Cheers
Andy

[AndFarr]

Andy,
This question is covered in the Xara Help.
Always best to check there first before posting a question.
- Andrew

[gwpriester]

For those who do not read the Help files:

You can crop an image in the Xara Picture Editor using the Crop Tool.

You can create a shape and use the Imported bitmap image as a fill which you can then resize, rotate, etc.

You can place a shape over the image, select both the shape and the image and Arrange > Combine Shapes > Intersect Shapes. You can select the intersected shape then switch to the Shape Editor Tool and alter or move the shapes outline about. The bitmap remains.

You can place a container shape behind the bitmap and Arrange > Apply Clip View.

Gary

[Charles Moir]

The way I crop a photo is to us the 'intersect shape' feature. If you know the key short-cut it's just a single click and one key press:

• Draw rectangle over photo
• Shift Click on Photo under rectangle (so both are selected)
• Ctrl+3

In fact this crops to any shape - not just rectangles.

[handrawn]

Like Charles

Place a rectangle or other shape with transparent fill over the photo - select both, then ctrl+3.
If you press ctrl-2 then the area inside the shape is removed and only the outside remains.

Bear in mind what you end up with is a shape with a bitmap fill not an actual bitmap as such.

[AndyD]

Many thanks for the replies guys.

AndFarr, I knew how to do it in the Photo Editor but guess I'll hav eto read through the Xtreme help files in the future.

Cheers
Andy