Cropping a picture to a shape
Word
2016
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 2016 Crop a picture to a shape Word 2016](/images/tips/291_2016/3.png)
To crop a picture to a shape, do the following:
1. Click the picture to select it.
2. On the Format tab (under Picture Tools), in the Size group, click the Crop button and then choose Crop to Shape:
![Crop to a shape Word 2016 Crop to a shape Word 2016](/images/tips/291_2016/1.png)
3. Select the shape on the gallery that opens:
![Shapes in Word 2016 Shapes in Word 2016](/images/tips/291_2016/2.png)
See also this tip in French: Rogner l'image à la forme.