Crop icon not there and Crop is grayed out

[mickiea51734434]

On Photoshop CC, I cannot crop in the program.  What am I doing wrong?

[Peru Bob]

Is the correct layer selected?

[mickiea51734434]

I open it up and I try to crop and it wont let me....every time!!!

[mickiea51734434]

no layers added.  No layers to delete.  Every time I open the program, it will not let me crop.  I can only crop if it's a raw pic and the first window before it goes into the program, lets me crop. 

[Peru Bob]

Can you post a screenshot of the whole interface including the layers ppanel?

[mickiea51734434]

Did you see these?

[dini1993]

Change workspace to essentials (Default)

[sut2006]

Thank you dini1993...was driving me crazy why I couldn't crop. Don't know why the 2020 workspace defaults to 3D.

[disnoid7274]

Thank YOU! Helped me as well with same problem!!

[slashieOG]

old post, but still helpful.  Thanks

[Peru Bob]

Moved to the Photoshop Forum.

[Tanja2014]

for that crop feature you need to make a selection first. i don´t see that you made a selection.

use the crop icon on the left toolbar instead for cropping an image without making a selection first.

if you don´t see the crop icon there you have to edit the toolbar (the three points icon)

[mickiea51734434]

Thank you, but there is no crop icon, if you look.  I am new with Photoshop CC, but my old photoshop had the icon.  Is there a different Icon??

[Tanja2014 · Accepted solution]

in your case press (longer) on the 5 icon from above and change from PERSPECTIVE CROP TOOL to CROP tool.

[mickiea51734434]

switched it, you got credit!

[mickiea51734434]

Look at my first photo, there is no crop icon...

[jane-e]

1. The Crop icon is behind the Perspective Crop icon
   
2. Make a selection to crop from the Image menu

[Tanja2014]

is my message invisible?

[mickiea51734434]

Thank you Jane and Tanja!!  I see it now.  I knew it was something I was doing wrong!!  It's been driving me crazy, haha.  Have a joyful week.  Mickie

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi Tanja2014​ und jane-e​,

the crop tool is not available in all workspaces.

Maybe this thread is only a joke.

The tool palette is not standard and there is a stacking symbol in the left corner of the control bar. The TO doesn't show us the very important Layers palette.

Perhaps this is the 3D workspace - there is no crop available.

If is not a joke:

I think the solution is to change the workspace to normal. If this doesn't work - rasterize the layer and after then try to crop again.

[mickiea51734434]

No a joke, they solved my problem. 

[pixxxelschubser]

What is this for a stacking symbol in the top left corner?

And did you noticed this helpful post?

Tanja2014​ wrote:
… for that crop feature you need to make a selection first. i don´t see that you made a selection.
use the crop icon on the left toolbar instead for cropping an image without making a selection first.

[raffaele domenid34013803]

Thanks for giving the actual right answer...

[jane-e]

Also, one way to take a screen shot using Windows is with the built-in Snipping Tool.

[Tanja2014]

every time i come here i solve an issue and someone who gives the same answer 5 minutes later gets the points....