How to Crop an Image in Preview for Avatars

Christina Kim

Open your image in Preview
Click on the pencil icon, 2nd to last button on the right, to show the Markup Toolbar.
Then, click on the of the first button for Selection Tools (dotted square outline), and then click “Elliptical Selection”
To create a perfect circle, hold the Shift button on your keyboard, then click and drag anywhere in the image (around the subject’s head would be best).
If you would like to move the selection, hover over any part of the dotted selection until you see a hand cursor. Click and drag to move the selection.
If you want to change the selection size, hold the shift key, then click and drag any of the blue dots in the corner of your selection.
When you’re satisfied with your selection, click the Crop button on the right.
When it asks if you want to convert the document to a PNG, click on the blue Convert button (only PNGs can be uploaded for our avatars).
You’ve successfully cropped an image into a circle.
To resize it to 60x60 pixels, click on Tools in the top menu bar and then click Adjust Size.
Change the values for width and height to the preferred dimensions, then click OK.
To save the image, simply hit command+S or click File and then Save.
Make sure to name the file as “[employee’s email]@upwork.com”

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