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Now select your drawn shape and right-click on it. Right-click on the original image and click ‘Copy’ (or press Ctrl+C on your keyboard) this will copy it to your clipboard.Ĥ. Once you’re happy with the outline you’ve created, you need to fill your shape with a version of your image. If you don’t, right-click on your shape, choose ‘Edit points’, then right-click again on any of the points you’ve made and click ‘Close Path’.ģ. Make sure you close the path of your custom shape by double-clicking after your final point is dropped. To create a shape, make regular clicks along the outline of your chosen object to drop points – think of it like a child’s dot-to-dot picture.Ģ. The freeform tool is found in the Autoshapes menu. Draw a custom (Freeform) shape over your chosen image, tracing out the part of the image you want to keep. To crop an image to a custom drawn shape (something not in the Autoshapes menu)ġ. Make sure you line both images up before you start on step one. Place this version of your image behind the one you want to crop. Before you begin, create a duplicate version of your shape and apply an effect to it (such as recolouring, blurring, etc.). This technique can also be used to highlight an area on an image (as shown below). Resize and reshape the cropped section using the Black V handles that appear, resize the image itself by using the white circle handles, and move the image within the cropped area by dragging the image itself. To change the size, shape or position of the cropped area, click on ‘Crop’ again.ĥ. By default, PowerPoint stretches your chosen shape to cover the entire image. Choose ‘Crop to Shape’ from this menu, and select whichever shape you require.Ĥ. In the Picture Tools ribbon, click on the small arrow underneath the ‘Crop’ button to display more options.ģ. To crop an image to a simple shape (a circle, a triangle, arrow etc.)Ģ. Resize the cropped section using the Black V handles that appear, resize the image itself by using the white circle handles, and move the image within the cropped area by dragging the image itself. In the Picture Tools ribbon, select ‘Crop’ģ. To crop an image to a square or rectangleĢ.

Well, the good news is that it is, and the even better news is that I’ve written this How-To guide to show you how it’s done. We’re often asked whether it’s possible to ‘cut out’ images in PowerPoint.