WebPlus Essentials User Guide - Serif

Cropping and combining objects
Editing Objects 125
Cropping means masking (hiding) parts of an object, for example to improve
composition or to create a special effect. The underlying object is intact. Two
types of cropping are possible—square cropping or irregular cropping.
square crop irregular crop
Combining starts with more than one object, but creates a special composite
object with one or more "holes" on the inside where the component objects' fills
overlapped one another—useful for creating mask or stencil effects.
To crop using the object's original outline:
1. Select the object, then select the Square Crop Tool from the
Tools toolbar's Effects flyout.
2. Drag one of its edge or corner handles inward for unconstrained
cropping. Press the Shift key while dragging for constrained cropping
(aspect ratio is maintained).
To scale the object within the crop outline, Ctrl-drag either
upwards or downwards.
To crop by modifying the object's outline:
• Select the object, then select the Irregular Crop Tool from the
Tools toolbar's Effects flyout. The Curve context toolbar appears,
which lets you control the displayed nodes and connecting segments
that define the object's crop outline. See Editing lines on p. 146.