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This article will show you how to crop an image in Adobe Illustrator.

Steps

1. 1 Open or create a file in Adobe Illustrator. To do this, click on the yellow-brown icon with the letters “Ai” and then click on “File” in the menu bar in the upper left corner of the screen. Now do one of two things:
   • click "Create" to create a new file;
   • click "Open" to open an existing file.
2. 2 Click on the Selection tool. The icon of this tool looks like a black arrow and is located at the top of the toolbar.
3. 3 Click on the image you want to crop.
   • To add a new image to your document, choose File> Place. Select the image you want to crop, and then click Position.
4. 4 Click on Crop image in the upper right part of the window.
   • If a warning about linked images appears, click OK.
5. 5 Click and drag the corners of the Cut box. Do this until the area of ​​the image you want to keep is inside the rectangular frame.
6. 6 Click on Apply on the control panel at the top of the screen. The image will be cropped according to the specified parameters.