Easily crop images with built-in photo editor

Focus on what matters most in your photos. Choose from a collection of friendly tools to trim, cut, and crop until you get exactly the content you want within the frame. Imagine the results you want, then choose CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite to make it happen.

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How to crop images in CorelDRAW

The easiest and fastest way to crop your images is to use Corel PHOTO-PAINT™. It’s a powerful photo editing app included in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. Here are the steps to crop your image.

Upload and open your photo in CorelDRAW

1. Upload and open your photo in CorelDRAW

Within CorelDRAW, you can either upload a photo from your desktop or open one that’s already in CorelDRAW. If you’re new to CorelDRAW, you can download a free trial.

Edit and crop your image

2. Edit and crop your image

Corel PHOTO-PAINT gives you so many options to selectively edit portions of your image, cut and paste image areas, or create composite images.

Watch this helpful tutorial to witness the power moves available in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

Upload and share your cropped image

3. Upload and share your cropped image

Once you’ve successfully cropped an image to your liking, you can upload it anywhere, such as a social media post, an updated profile picture, or a new project.

You can also share it with family, friends, and colleagues on a platform of your choice.

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Crop with precision

Use the click and drag functionality in CorelDRAW to select only the parts you need in a photo. You can enlarge or reduce the cropping area by dragging the cropping handles.

Plus, you can move the cropping area by clicking and dragging inside the cropping area to reposition it.

Once you’ve got everything in place, double-click inside the crop frame to finish the process.

Straighten and scale

Improve your photo composition. You can quickly crop images, or interactively correct crooked photos with the Straighten tool.

Try the Smart Carver tool to apply edits without distorting the image content.

Correct distortion

Adjust the perspective of buildings, landmarks, or objects in photos with the intuitive Perspective Correction tool.

Corel PHOTO-PAINT can also help you remove specific distortions created by your camera lens.

Frequently asked questions

It’s so easy thanks to the powerful, built-in photo editor included in the suite.

With layer-based tools, you can instantly edit and highlight the main image. Or choose the background remover to leave a stand-alone image front and center.

How do I cut around an image using CorelDRAW?

There are a few ways to cut around a photo in CorelDRAW. You can remove the background or cut out the image itself. The fastest way is to use the Crop tool.

How do I cut part of a photo using CorelDRAW?

Launch the CorelDRAW app and follow these easy steps:

  • Open your image in CorelDRAW.
  • Choose the Cutout Lab feature.
  • Click the Highlighter tool.
  • Draw a line along the edges of the image area that you want to cut out.
  • Click the Inside Fill tool.
  • Click inside the area you want to cut out.
  • Done!

Check out the full tutorial on the benefits of the Cutout Lab.

How do I remove part of an image in CorelDRAW?

CorelDRAW lets you erase unwanted portions of bitmaps and vector objects.

The Eraser tool works just like a pencil eraser, removing any part of the image over which you click and drag.

If you want to erase only portions of a specific object, select it and remove it.

What if I have need to make edits to my photos beyond cropping?

We’ve got you covered!

In addition to a variety of cropping capabilities, Corel PHOTO-PAINT includes a wide range of photo editing tools for professional quick fixes, special effects, and retouching.

Check out all the photo editing features in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

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