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cjeanweitz
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August 22, 2018
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How do you simply clip an image?

I don't want to mask anything. I want to pull in images into my workspace for inspiration. When I want to see what a 'section' of an image looks like on my artboard, I want to be able to select a part of that image and paste it into the artboard. Sketch has this feature. Catch up.

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      Dan Rodney
      Dan RodneyCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      August 24, 2018

      Recently XD made image fills easier to create and manage than masking. Drag the image from the Desktop into a box, and it's easy to adjust the cropping. Double-click on the box and you can move/size the image. Way more flexible than copying and pasting part of an image in my opinion.

       

      If the image is already in XD and you want to crop it, then:

      1. Cut it by using Edit > Cut or Cmd–X (Mac) or Ctrl–X (Windows).
      2. Select a box.
      3. Edit > Paste Appearance (Mac) or Right-click > Paste Appearance (Windows).
      4. Double-click on the box and you can move/size the image.

       

      I hope that helps.

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      raevels
      Participant
      October 30, 2020

      My gawd, I SO need to be able to just crop or select and cut. In any design or prototyping tool this is a must.........

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        walkerlj
        walkerlj
        Participant
        May 22, 2020

        What does 'cut it' mean? Can you specify menu, tools, and workflow? I assume that linke in Photoshop there is a 'cut' tool. Where is it located? How does one use it?

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        dmc0317
        Participant
        June 14, 2020

        I believe he meant CTRL + X or right click cut. He's saying you need to cut and paste the image with edit-->paste appearance into the rectangle shape. I tried what he suggested and it worked great!

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        Dan Rodney
        Community Expert
        Dan RodneyCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        August 24, 2018

        Recently XD made image fills easier to create and manage than masking. Drag the image from the Desktop into a box, and it's easy to adjust the cropping. Double-click on the box and you can move/size the image. Way more flexible than copying and pasting part of an image in my opinion.

         

        If the image is already in XD and you want to crop it, then:

        1. Cut it by using Edit > Cut or Cmd–X (Mac) or Ctrl–X (Windows).
        2. Select a box.
        3. Edit > Paste Appearance (Mac) or Right-click > Paste Appearance (Windows).
        4. Double-click on the box and you can move/size the image.

         

        I hope that helps.

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        Scoth5C9A
        Participant
        January 12, 2021

        If anyone has difficulty to double click on it and move/resize try bringing the box to the top of the layers and try to double click and resize/move. Then move it back to correct place in layers. hope it helps

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        Preran
        Preran
        Legend
        August 23, 2018

        Is this what you are looking for Simpler way to Crop Photos – Adobe XD Feedback : Feature Requests & Bugs ? If so, can you upvote this request to stay tuned to the latest developments around this request?

        Thanks,

        Preran

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