How to crop a picture into a circle in powerpoint

When you open a document in Photoshop you get two shape options, square or rectangle. But sometimes it’s fun to create images or designs that aren’t square or rectangle. 

What do you do?

Hey there!

I’m Cara and as a photographer, I love all the things Photoshop allows me to do with my images. What do I do when I want a circular crop on my image? The crop tool only works in squares and rectangles.

It’s a little bit of a work-around to get a circle crop, but totally doable.

Let me show you how!

Step 1: Unlock the Background

The first thing is to open your image in Photoshop.

How to crop a circle in photoshop elements

If your image has no other layers like mine, you’ll need to unlock the background layer to make it editable. Do this by clicking the little padlock icon on the right side of the layer.

Step 2: Create a Circle Selection

Let’s use the EllipticalMarquee tool to add a circular selection to the image.

You can find the tool near the top of the toolbar on the left. It may be hidden behind the RectangularMarquee tool. Find it by right-clicking on the tool icon. 

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