TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

2 min

Quick tip: Crop an image in Photoshop

Trim the edges of an image using the Crop tool.

What you’ll need

Notes: Assets can only be used in this tutorial and are Sample Files perAdobe's Terms of Use . You will need to buy a license to use the assets for other purposes. Some of the assets may be available for license onAdobe Stock .

Steps to trim the edges of an image using the Crop tool.

  1. Select Crop Tool from the toolbar or press C on your keyboard. A crop border will appear around your image.

  2. Select and drag the corner handles around the area you'd like to keep.
    In the Options bar, choose a crop preset or adjust settings to customize the crop experience.

  3. Select Enter or Return to set the crop.


Instruction by

Aaron Nace

April 28, 2025

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