With digital graphic tools, no scissors are needed. Images are cropped for two main reasons:
to focus attention on a particular area or to reduce file size. Often these reasons work hand-in-glove
because a cropped image is always smaller than the original in both physical dimensions and file size.
Dreamweaver??™s cropping tool is both powerful and easy to use. When you choose to crop a graphic, a
shaded border appears within the graphic. The edges of the border can be dragged to determine how the
image should be trimmed. The region outside the border is darkened, but you can still see the full image so
you can be sure a vital part of the graphic is not inadvertently cut.
To crop an image, follow these steps:
1. Select the image you want to crop.
2. In the Property inspector, click the Crop button.
3. Dreamweaver displays an alert to warn you that the cropping operation changes the selected
image; click OK to clear the dialog. A shaded border appears within the selected image (see
Figure 9-7).
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FIGURE 9-7
A positionable, shaded border appears so that you can crop your images onscreen.
4. Drag the selection handles that appear in the middle of each side to crop the image in a single
direction; the cursor changes to a two-headed arrow when in the correct position to crop a side.
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