Editing and Adjusting Individual Crops

Each blue crop rectangle represents an individual area that will be cropped and exported into an individual image. AutoCropper should create these rectangles automatically, but you can also manually create and adjust them.

How-To:

Upload Files

Refer to the dedicated Documentation page to learn more about Uploading Files to AutoCropper. Accepted file types:

  • JPEG, PNG

  • PDF

Create a new crop

To manually create a new crop, click and drag anywhere on the canvas. While AutoCropper should automatically create the crop areas, you might need to manually define them at times. Here we manually define three crop areas:

Adjust a crop

To move the crop, simply click and drag:

Resize a crop

To adjust a crop's dimensions, hover over its edge or any corner until your mouse changes. From any corner, you can click and drag to expand it.

Delete a crop

To delete a crop, click the red bin icon located on the top right of any individual crop:

AutoCropper scan splitting tool UI showing three crop areas, one for each scanned image, with delete buttons circled in red.
AutoCropper scan splitting tool UI showing three crop areas, one for each scanned image, with delete buttons circled in red.

You will be prompted to confirm deletion.

Batch delete all crops

To delete all the crop areas, first ensure that no crop is selected (if a crop is selected, the red delete button will prompt for deletion of that crop). Click the large red Delete button in the top menu:

Shows the location of the Batch Delete button (circled in red) within the AutoCropper scanning software UI.
Shows the location of the Batch Delete button (circled in red) within the AutoCropper scanning software UI.

You will be prompted to either delete all the crops on all uploads, or just the crops on the currently selected image:

User prompted to batch delete auto detected scan areas in AutoCropper scan splitting tool
User prompted to batch delete auto detected scan areas in AutoCropper scan splitting tool

Clicking "All Crops" will delete the crops on the currently selected image and all the other uploads.

Clicking "On Selected" will only delete the three crops on the currently selected image.

Advanced Editor

The Advanced Editor allows you to more precisely adjust the crop dimensions, adjust the crop size and adjust the crop rotation to straighten it.

Personally, I think it is best to use the simple editor and store your crops in Google Photos, which has powerful tools that will likely accomplish your desired result automatically, and more precisely. For example, if there is any trailing whitespace around the edges of your crop, Google Photos will often suggest an edit.

Opening the Advanced Editor

You can open the advanced editor by:

  • Double clicking any crop

  • Clicking the Adjust button on any crop (to the left of the red delete button)

  • Selecting a crop, and clicking the "Open Editor" button in the top menu

The advanced editor will open. If you make any adjustments by accident, you can reset to the original dimensions. Be sure to click Save Changes when done.

Encode EXIF description for easy file searching on Windows and Mac, and EXIF date encoding.
Encode EXIF description for easy file searching on Windows and Mac, and EXIF date encoding.

Adjusting the Crop Area

To adjust an individual crop's dimensions via the Advanced Editor, click and drag on any edge:

Discard Changes button

The Discard Changes Button will revert any changes made in the Advanced Editor. It will reset the Advanced Editor's crop area to its original dimensions.

Reverts any changes made in the Advanced Editor
Reverts any changes made in the Advanced Editor

Rotating and straightening the crop

In the advanced editor, you can also apply left and right rotations to correct and straighten your crop.

The rotation adjustment is located at the bottom of the advanced editor:

Use the rotation slider to adjust rotated scans
Use the rotation slider to adjust rotated scans

Saving your adjustments

To save your adjustments made in the Advanced Editor - crop location, dimensions, or rotation angle, click the "Save Changes" button:

Advanced editor apply changes button

You will notice the crops outlined in blue on the parent images will update to reflect your adjustments.

Exiting the Advanced Editor

To exit the Advanced Editor, either save your changes by clicking the Save Changes button, click anywhere outside of the modal, hit the Escape key on your keyboard, or click the Close button.