LuckyMarble / i3dthemes: Wordpress 'Theme' Tutorials

Cropping image allows us to be very specific about which part of the image we want to display. This is a tool that you'll want to practice with a bit, as there is a learning curve.

to crop an image, open the image in the Edit Media panel
using your 'mouse' simply left click on the image where you want to 'start' the crop, and holding your mouse button down, drag the cursor down or up, and left or right until you've covered an area of the image that you want to display, and as close to, but not less than, the minimum dimensions.

as soon as you start to drag the mouse, you'll notice the ( Selection: ____ : ____ ) numbers display
as you move your mouse over the image the width and height will be displayed in the Selection boxes
you can try to fiddle with the mouse until the numbers match exactly, or very close without being under the minimum dimensions
you can also use an Aspect Ratio, which does require a bit of math to figure out
OR, the easier method, drag your mouse from start to end, getting 'close' to what you need, then just type the height and width into the Selection boxes
once you type the height and width of the crop selection, you can grab the 'cropped' area ( or the marching ants as they've been called ) by just clicking you mouse into the middle ( you'll see the cursor change to the 4 arrows as you place your mouse over the crop selection ) .. just click and hold, then move the 'crop' selection into place

Continue to Exercise 6-5: Removing an Image