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2. In the Options bar, make sure the Delete Cropped Pixels option is checked.
When this option is checked, areas outside the crop area are permanently removed Note:
from all layers in the file. If this option is not checked, cropped pixels remain in the
file, but exist outside the edges of the canvas. The Background layer, if one exists, is You can press the Escape
converted to a regular layer (you’ll learn more about Background layers later). key to cancel the crop
marquee and return to
This is an important distinction — by maintaining cropped pixels, you can later the uncropped image.
transform or reposition layers to reveal different parts of the layer within the newly
cropped canvas size.
Note:
3. Click the right-center handle of the crop marquee and drag left until the You can rotate a crop
cursor feedback shows W: 10.250 in.
marquee by placing the
When you drag certain elements in the document window, live cursor feedback cursor slightly away
(also called “heads-up display”) shows information about the transformation. When from a corner handle.
dragging a side crop marquee handle, for example, the feedback shows the new width
of the area.
You might need to zoom into at least 50% view percentage to achieve the exact
dimensions needed for this project.

Use the cursor feedback
to find the appropriate
measurement.

Click and drag the
marquee handle to
resize the marquee area.

Note:

At the time of this
writing, a bug in the
software causes rulers
to disappear when you
4. Repeat Step 3 with the top-center handle until feedback shows the area of begin dragging a crop
H: 10.250 in. handle.

Note:

It might be helpful
to toggle off the Snap
feature (View>Snap),
which causes certain
file elements to act as
Remember, the defined trim size is 10″ × 10″ for this ad. Anything that runs to the
page edge has to incorporate a 0.125″ bleed allowance, so the actual canvas size must magnets when you move
be large enough to accommodate the bleed allowance on all edges: a marquee or drag a
selection.
[Width] 10″ + 0.125″ + 0.125″ = 10.25″
[Height] 10″ + 0.125″ + 0.125″ = 10.25″

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