Crop Tool Question

[JMortensen]

Affinity Photo Crop Tool Question:
I watched a tutorial on how to use the crop tool and then followed the steps, but my results are different. I've attached a screen capture that shows a file that I just cropped. I clicked on the cropped image so that you could see the blue border and handles. They show the size of the original image, rather than the size of the cropped image as it is now. The borders and handles SHOULD be around the cropped image with no extra space at the top. I've searched for an answer and come up empty handed. Can anyone tell me how to do this right? I'm new to Affinity Photo, and of course, I have a work project to do (what was I thinking?). Many thanks in advance.

[R C-R]

They show the original size because by default cropping is non-destructive. To make it destructive, choose the layer & from the Layer menu choose "Rasterize..." or right-click on the layer in the Layers menu & choose "Rasterize" from there.

[JMortensen]

Thank you, R C-R.

[Affinity Revolution]

Thanks R C-R, I never thought to rasterize a layer after cropping it to make the crop destructive. Very useful.