You can add a picture as fill for a shape and then edit or crop the shape. Start with a shape and add an image to it Press and hold Ctrl while dragging inward on the side cropping handleĬlick the Crop button again when you are done. For example, this can help you center the most important part of the picture within the shape you've applied to the picture.Ĭrop the margins of the image by dragging a black crop handle as follows:ĭrag inward on the corner cropping handleĬrop equally on two parallel sides at once You can adjust the position of the picture within the frame by selecting the picture and dragging it where you want. (Black crop handles appear on the edges and corners of the picture when you select the Fit or Fill option.) There may be empty space at the margins of the shape. There won't be any empty space at the margins of the shape.įit Makes the entire picture fit within the shape while maintaining the picture's original aspect ratio.

Some outer edges of the picture may be cropped away. Next, use Crop > Fit or Crop > Fill to change how much of the picture fits within the shape you've applied:įill Fills the entire shape with the picture. The shape is immediately applied to the image.

(But in Word, this is difficult, because you can't multi-select pictures that have the default In Line with Text layout option.)Ĭlick Picture Tools > Format, and in the Size group, click the arrow under Crop.įrom the menu that appears, select Crop to Shape, and then click the shape you want to crop to. You may crop multiple pictures at once, but you must crop them to the same shape. Use Insert > Picture to add the image to an Office file (such as a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or an Outlook email message).

Inkscape crop shape out of image