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How do you simply clip an image?

Community Beginner ,
Aug 22, 2018 Aug 22, 2018

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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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Community Expert , Aug 23, 2018 Aug 23, 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).
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Adobe Employee ,
Aug 23, 2018 Aug 23, 2018

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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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Aug 23, 2018 Aug 23, 2018

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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.


— Adobe Certified Expert & Instructor at Noble Desktop | Web Developer, Designer, InDesign Scriptor

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New Here ,
Jan 12, 2021 Jan 12, 2021

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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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New Here ,
May 22, 2020 May 22, 2020

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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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New Here ,
Jun 14, 2020 Jun 14, 2020

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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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Community Expert ,
Jun 14, 2020 Jun 14, 2020

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Sorry for the confusion. I edited my answer to be more clear about cutting and pasting.


— Adobe Certified Expert & Instructor at Noble Desktop | Web Developer, Designer, InDesign Scriptor

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New Here ,
Oct 30, 2020 Oct 30, 2020

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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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