From the Tools toolbar, choose
the Crop tool 
.
Define the crop rectangle doing any of the following:
Click and drag the crop area rectangle over the image; or
Use Paint Shop Pro's Crop tool to remove unwanted portions of an image, creating stronger compositions and change the image focus. Cropping can also reduce the memory needed to edit the image. Also, by eliminating extraneous areas of color, cropping can improve color corrections. For example, after opening a photo and knowing it requires some color corrections, you should crop the photo first, and then apply the corrections.
Note: Cropping permanently removes the image area outside the crop rectangle.
For information about other ways to crop images, see:
Cropping Based on Opaque Areas
To define the crop area:
From the Tools toolbar, choose
the Crop tool .
Define the crop rectangle doing any of the following:
Click and drag the crop area rectangle over the image; or
On the Tool Options palette:
Enter values for the Height and Width of the crop area (if necessary, change the unit of measurement with the Units drop-down list); or
Enter positions for the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right sides of the crop area; or
To use a standard image size, choose one of the many Presets.
Note: The image area outside the crop rectangle will be shaded. To modify this shaded area, or to turn off the shading option, go to the Transparency and Shading tab of the General Program Preferences dialog. Note also that when crop shading is enabled and you attempt to crop an 8-bit (256 colors) or less image, the area outside the crop rectangle will be black. Thus when cropping these types of images, you may want to disable this option.
To adjust the crop area, do any of the following:
Click and drag an edge or corner handle; or
Move the entire crop rectangle by placing the cursor inside it and then dragging the mouse; or
Adjust the Height and Width values; or
Adjust the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right sides of the crop area; or
To remove the crop area and start over, right-click anywhere in the image.
Note: To constrain the crop area to its current proportions, mark the Maintain aspect ratio check box on the Tool Options palette. Be aware that if you're using a cropping preset, this check box will be unavailable.
When you're ready to crop the
image, double click inside the crop rectangle, or click the Apply
button 
in the Tool Options palette.
Note: After cropping an image, you may notice that the Width and Height values in the Crop tool options are set to 1 and 1. This is not a reflection of the cropped image size. To see the image size dimensions after cropping, choose Image > Image Information, and in the Image Information tab's Image section, look at the Dimensions field.
To crop an image for printing:
On the Tools toolbar, click
the Crop tool .
Define the crop area.
On the Tool Options palette, mark the Specify Print Size check box.
Note: When Specify Print Size is marked, the image resolution changes when you change the Height and Width. The current resolution displays to the right of the Units drop-down list.
In the Units drop-down list, select inches or centimeters. You cannot use pixels for this method of cropping.
Enter the desired Height and Width for the final image. The program will fit the final crop area into this size (reducing or increasing the image resolution as needed).
To adjust the crop area, do any of the following:
Click and drag an edge or corner handle; or
Move the entire crop rectangle by placing the cursor inside it and then dragging the mouse; or
On the Tool Options palette, enter positions for the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right sides of the crop area.
When you're ready to crop the
image, double click inside the crop rectangle, or click the Apply
button in the Tool Options palette.
To crop an image for on-screen display:
On the Tools toolbar, click
the Crop tool .
On the Tool Options palette, clear the Specify Print Size check box.
Define and adjust the crop area.
When you're ready to crop the
image, double click inside the crop rectangle, or click the Apply
button in the Tool Options palette.
Cropping Based on Opaque Areas
Transparency and Shading Preferences