How to Crop Photos Using Microsoft’s Image Viewer

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We all love to share photos with our friends and families. In the digital world of today it is almost necessary to know how to at least basically edit and crop these photos to the desired size and format. Windows already includes a nifty photo editor called Image Viewer. Here is how you crop photos using this utility.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Personal computer
  • MS Windows
  • Personal time
  • Digital photos

How to Crop Photos Using Microsoft’s Image Viewer

Step1
Open your digital photos with Image Viewer. Simply right click with your mouse on the photo you wish to edit and click “open with Image Viewer.”
Step2
Edit your image. Image Viewer is very simple to use. To crop your photo simply click the “crop” button on the upper right-hand side of the application.
Step3
Choose your crop size. Once you have activated the crop tool you will notice a gray box with corner overlays on the photo. Drag the corners of the box to highlight the area of the photo you wish to crop it to and click “Crop.”
Step4
Save the photo. Once you have cropped the photo to the desired size click the file button and click save. You can also hotkey this by pressing the ctrl key and the “s” button simultaneously.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you mess up while cropping just close the application and start over. Remember not to let it save the photo unless you are happy with the crop you just made.

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