Cropping and editing bitmaps

After you add a bitmap to a drawing, you can crop, resample, and resize the bitmap. Cropping removes unwanted areas of a bitmap. To crop a bitmap into a rectangular shape, you can use the Crop tool. For more information, see “To crop objects.” To crop a bitmap into an irregular shape, you can use the Shape tool and the Crop bitmap command.

When you resample a bitmap, you can change the image or the resolution, or both, by adding or removing pixels. If you make an image larger without changing the resolution, the image may lose detail because the pixels are spread over a greater area. By resampling, you can add pixels to preserve more detail from the original image. Resizing an image maintains the same number of pixels in a smaller or larger area. Upsampling adds pixels to maintain some details from the original image.

CorelDRAW bitwork resample example Cropping and editing bitmaps

Resizing an image


To crop a bitmap

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In the toolbox, click the Shape tool CorelDRAW pgx shape tool Cropping and editing bitmaps .
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Select a bitmap.
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Drag the corner nodes to reshape the bitmap.
If you want to add a node, double-click the node boundary (dotted line) by using the Shape tool where you want the node to appear.
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Click Bitmaps CorelDRAW onestep Cropping and editing bitmaps Crop bitmap.

CorelDRAW note Cropping and editing bitmaps

 
You cannot crop a bitmap comprised of more than one object.

CorelDRAW tip Cropping and editing bitmaps

 
You can also quickly crop a bitmap into a rectangular shape by using the Crop tool CorelDRAW pgx crop tool Cropping and editing bitmaps. For information about the Crop tool, see “To crop objects.”
 
You can also crop a selected bitmap after you drag the corner nodes by clicking the Crop bitmap button CorelDRAW pgx crop bitmap button Cropping and editing bitmaps on the property bar.

To resample a bitmap

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Select a bitmap.
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Click Bitmaps CorelDRAW onestep Cropping and editing bitmaps Resample.
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In the Resolution area, type values in any of the following boxes:
Horizontal
Vertical
If you want to maintain the proportions of the bitmap, enable the Maintain aspect ratio check box.
If you want to maintain the file size, enable the Maintain original size check box.

CorelDRAW tip Cropping and editing bitmaps

 
You can also resample a selected bitmap by clicking the Resample button CorelDRAW pgx resample button Cropping and editing bitmaps on the property bar.
 
Enable the Anti-alias check box to minimize the jagged appearance of curves.

To resize a bitmap

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Select a bitmap.
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Click Bitmaps CorelDRAW onestep Cropping and editing bitmaps Resample.
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Choose a unit of measure from the list box next to the Width and Height boxes.
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Type values in any of the following boxes:
Width
Height
If you want to minimize the jagged appearance of curves, enable the Anti-alias check box.

CorelDRAW tip Cropping and editing bitmaps

 
You can maintain the proportions of the bitmap by enabling the Maintain aspect ratio check box and typing a value in either the Width or Height box.
 
You can also resample the bitmap as a percentage of its original size by typing values in the % boxes.

Cropping and editing bitmaps