Graphics Programs Reference
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your crop area, so as you drag a cropping handle, you see exactly what the final image will
look like without any distractions. If you click on the Set Additional Crop Options icon,
you can toggle this on/off with the Show Cropped Area checkbox, but honestly it's quicker
just to press the letter
H
on your keyboard (it's easy to remember—H for hide the distract-
ing stuff; click on a cropping handle first or it'll switch to the Hand tool). Want to take
it up a notch? Once you've hidden the extra stuff, hit the Tab key on your keyboard and
everything else (the Toolbox, panels, Options Bar, etc.) hides temporarily, too. The other
options here only kick in if you do have that dimmed cropped away area visible (called the
Crop Shield), and you can make it lighter or darker by changing the Opacity amount, or
you can turn it off altogether by turning off the Enable Crop Shield checkbox.
Step Six:
If you want to save some time, there's a list of preset standard cropping sizes in the pop-up
menu at the left end of the Options Bar (seen here). Just choose the crop ratio you'd like
