Lasso to crop

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Lasso to crop

Anonymous

I am beyond frustrated with my new version of word. How do I free draw a shape to crop the image to? I used to use a lasso to draw around the part of the image I wanted and crop the rest of the image off. All I can find are set shapes to crop to which are totally rubbish. I need this tool most days in my job so any bit of help appreciated.

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Answer 1

This is one way to do it:

Draw the shape
Right-click (or Control-click) on it and select Format Shape
Choose Fill > Picture or Text and click on Picture
Insert a picture, then select Format Picture in the Ribbon
Choose Crop > Crop to Fit

To adjust the perimeter, Right-click (or Control-click) on the shape and select Edit Points. You can move contours or add/delete new points (after which you may need to repeat Crop to Fit)

Answer 2

Anonymous

To draw a shape you need to be in Print Layout View:

Select the Home tab in the Ribbon
In the Insert group, select the following tool:

To draw irregular shapes, choose either of the "pen" tools:

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Answer 3

Jim G 134K MVP Volunteer Moderator

For a series of "how to" pages click this link:

http://www.dummies.com/search.html?query=2011+shape

To get the book from which these pages were excerpted, click this link to get it from your local library:

http://www.worldcat.org/title/office-2011-for-mac-all-in-one-for-dummies/oclc/708287814&referer=brief_results

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Answer 4

Anonymous

You left out the first step.

How do I draw the shape

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