Cropping a picture to a shape

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It is worth to know that, instead of cropping a picture to a conventional rectangle, you can crop it to a circle, a triangle, an arrow, or even a thought bubble:
Crop a picture to a shape Word 2010

To crop a picture to a shape, do the following:

   1.   Click the picture to select it.

   2.   Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, click the Crop button and then choose Crop to Shape:

Crop to a shape Word 2010

   3.   Select the shape on the gallery that opens:

Shapes in Word 2010

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