How to crop/trim placed image in Publisher

[Edward L]

I have placed an image and now need to crop off the blank parts of the image.  I've done this before and it was very simple, but I've now forgotten how to do it.  Please remind me.

[R C-R]

Does it show as an Image or Pixel layer in the Layers panel? By "blank" do you mean some transparent parts of the file or something else? Are you able to go into the Photo persona & use the Flood Select (magic wand) Tool to select these 'blank' parts? 

[Edward L]

It's just a black & white line drawing that is aligned with the top lefthand corner of the page.  It appears on top of a colour image which has a large blank space where the line drawing should go.  But because there is lots of white space at the righthand side and at the bottom, these white areas block out parts of the image underneath.  So I just want to trim off the blank areas.  I've done it before and I know it's easy to do, but I've forgotten how.

[R C-R]

28 minutes ago, Edward L said:

It's just a black & white line drawing that is aligned with the top lefthand corner of the page.

OK, but what does the Layers panel show for its layer type? If you are not sure, hover the pointer over the icon at the left of that layer. A popup will tell you what kind of layer it is. And again, can you go into the Photo persona & use the Flood Select (magic wand) Tool to select these 'blank' parts? 

If you cannot tell us any more about this, it will be very hard to help you figure out what you have & how best to resolve it.

[carl123]

12 hours ago, Edward L said:

I have placed an image and now need to crop off the blank parts of the image

If you have placed an image, it will be an image layer. so...

Select the image in the Layers panel
Choose the Crop Tool in the Tools Panel
Adjust the handles that appear on the image to crop it to your desired size

[Catshill]

If you use a picture frame to hold the image, you can use the the resize tool icon that lies just beneath it to increase the size and by so doing, crop the image. This might suit your needs.

[Edward L]

Hi Carl,

I'm very new to Publisher and find it very complicated because it's so comprehensive.  There was no Layers panel visible, so I clicked on Layer in the top menu and the Layers panel opened.  I then clicked on the image I want to trim/crop but I can't see the Tools Panel.  Where do I find it?

Thanks.

[carl123]

1 minute ago, Edward L said:

but I can't see the Tools Panel.  Where do I find it?

It's normally at the far-left screen of the screen. It's a vertical panel that contains all the tools

If you still can't find it, upload a screenshot of the full interface and we will sort out what's happening for you

[Edward L]

Here you are...

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[GarryP]

See attached image (which is for Designer but it’s the same for Publisher, and Photo).

[carl123]

See below

 

 

[Edward L]

Oh silly me, I was looking at the right side.  Yes that's it.  I tried using before but it didn't work as I hadn't selected the image.  Thank you everyone for your help.