By cropping, you can delete unwanted portions of a document. The canvas is resized to fit an area that you define.

By default, cropping deletes objects that extend beyond the canvas boundaries. You can retain objects outside the canvas by changing a preference before cropping.

To crop a document:

  1. This is a picture of the feature being described.Select the Crop tool from the Tools panel or select Edit > Crop Document.
  2. Drag a bounding box on the canvas. Adjust the crop handles until the bounding box surrounds the area of the document that you want to keep.
  3. Double-click inside the bounding box or press Enter to crop the document.

    Fireworks resizes the canvas to the area you define and deletes objects beyond the edges of the canvas.

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    You can retain objects outside the canvas by deselecting Delete Objects when Cropping on the Editing tab of the Preferences dialog box before cropping. For more information about preferences, see Setting preferences.