MS Word, PowerPoint offers many facilities to the users that can help them customize outputs according to their needs. One of such features is the inclusion of pictures in the Word document. You can add pictures very easily in a Word file or PowerPoint, but resizing them to a perfect circle requires some discrete instructions. So, we have created this guide for you on how to crop a picture in circle in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.
How to crop a picture into a circle in MS Word, PowerPoint?
The circular images on a Word document or PowerPoint slide is used to show the profile picture of the user. While both the processors from the Microsoft Office suite app allows users to insert images, it doesn’t provide direct image-editing tools on the main app screen. We have shown two methods where you can insert your image, crop them to circle, add borders and place them in their perfect location on MS Word.
Method – 1 Insert the image and crop it
In this method, we are going to insert the image in the Word document and crop it in circular fashion to get the desired effect.
Step 1 – Open up the MS Word or PowerPoint.
Step 2 – Then, go to the “Insert” in the menu-bar and choose the “Pictures” option.
Step 3 – Choose the “This Device” from ‘Insert Picture From’ drop-down menu.
Step 4 – Insert the picture that you want to put up there and, tap “Insert” to add it there.
Step 5 – Now, make sure the picture is selected in there.
Step 6 – Then, you will see the “Picture Format” tab.
Step 7 – Choose the “Crop” and choose the “Crop to shape” option. Then, select the “Circle” from the list to give it a circular shape.
You will see the image within the circle. But, it may show up in the oval format.
Step 8 – To fix that, you have to adjust the aspect ratio. Select the uploaded image there, and tap the “Crop” tool.
Step 9 – Next, set the “Aspect Ratio” to “1:1” mode.
This way, you can get a full circle image in there.
Step 10 – But, now you have to adjust the main image to put the main subject in the circle. The rest of the image will be cropped out.
Step 11 – Do this by dragging and adjusting the corners of the main image.
Step 12 – Once you are satisfied with the circular crop, tap the mouse button anywhere else on the image.
Step 13 – You can enhance the view of the circular image with a picture border.
Step 14 – To do that, select the cropped image one more time. Go to the “Picture Format” tab.
Step 15 – Tap the “Weight” option and choose the weight (width) of the picture border that you want to impose.
Now, you will see a nice border on the picture. You can also apply some preset borders and effects to make it more aesthetically pleasing.
Method 2 – Use the circular shape
There is another easy approach that you may take to crop the image in circle.
NOTE – There is a catch to this process. You can’t crop the image once you have inserted it, like you have done in the Method 1. So, use the Photos app or any other tool to crop the image to the main subject.
Step 1 – To do this, go to the “Insert” option on the menu-bar.
Step 2 – Then, tap the “Shapes” menu and select the “Oval” shape to insert an oval shape.
Step 3 – Now, go ahead and draw the oval shape there. Adjust it according to your preference and requirement.
Step 4 – Now, while the shape is selected, go to the “Shape Format” tab and select “Shape Fill“.
Step 5 – You have to choose the “Picture” from drop-down menu.
Step 6 – Then, tap the “From a file” option there.
Step 7 – Later, choose the image that you want to upload and tap “Insert“.
Step 8 – Once you have inserted the image, it will show up as the filling of the shape.
Step 9 – This is the way you can get the circle image on the Word.
Step 10 – Now, to add a touch of border of the image, right-click the inserted image and tap “Outline>“, and tap “Weight” and choose the preferred width of border.
Once you have applied the border, it’s done. This way, you can have your customized cropped image directly on the MS Word.
NOTE – All the steps mentioned here works exactly the same way on Microsoft PowerPoint.