PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

58 Manipulating Images
Cropping with the Crop Tool affects all image layers. Everything outside the
designated region is eliminated. If there's a marquee-based selection, it is
ignored and deselected during cropping.
To crop to a specific print size or resolution:
1. Select the Crop Tool from the Tools toolbar.
2. Then either:
• For print sizes, choose a pre-defined print size (expressed in inches) from
the first drop-down menu in the Context toolbar. Both portrait and
landscape crop regions can be selected—e.g., 4 x 6 in for portrait, 6 x 4 in
for landscape).
OR
• If you need to set a custom size, enter values into the height and width
drop-down menus, choosing inches or centimetres as measurement units
in advance—note that the print size changes to "Custom" after entering
new values. The Print Size resolution alters automatically while honouring
your print Width and Height.
3. Drag out your crop area to create your constrained rectangle or square (if
Custom).
4. Double-click the crop area to crop to the designated size.
Use the Thirds grid check box on the Context toolbar for improving photo
composition. A 3 x 3 rectangular grid with equally spaced lines (two vertically, two
horizontally) is superimposed on top of your photo when the check box is selected.