Microsoft KB Archive/60164

Word: Can’t Size and Crop Graphics at the Same Time

PSS ID Number: Q60164 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

Graphics in Word cannot be both sized and cropped at the same time.

If a graphic is first sized (by holding down the SHIFT key and dragging one of the handles on the graphic frame), then cropped (by dragging one of the handles without pressing the SHIFT key), the graphic returns to the size it was when pasted in, but cropped to the desired size.

If a graphic is first cropped and then sized, it is sized correctly, but is no longer cropped. This is by program design.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The following is a workaround for this problem:

  Size or crop the graphic normally.   From the Edit menu, choose Hide Paragraphs.   Click the graphic to select it.   Choose Copy As Picture from the Commands dialog box (on the Edit menu) or press COMMAND+OPTION+D.   From the Edit menu, choose Paste. Note: The original graphic stays selected after the Copy As Picture is performed, so this Paste command replaces the original graphic.   Either crop or size the new graphic normally. 

This feature is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a future release.

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