crop for a portfolio or CV: useful settings, before sharing and practical workflow
crop for a portfolio or CV: practical method, settings, checks and common mistakes to review before using the final image.
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This page shows how to use crop for a portfolio or CV, including the checks worth making before you save, publish or share the image.
This guide explains the right settings, useful steps and checks to make before downloading.
Table of contents
practical workflow
Prepare an image for the web, email, social media or a document.
Use it before publishing, sharing or archiving.
final checks
Work from a copy of the original file.
Check dimensions, format and final quality.
quality and format
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How to do it in 3 steps
Add your image.
Adjust the available options.
Run the process and download the result.
Keep an original version.
Test several quality settings.
Pro tips
- Choose a descriptive file name.
- Keep an original version.
- Test several quality settings.
- Use WebP when possible.
Common mistakes to avoid
- ✗Repeating destructive processing.
- ✗Confusing file size, dimensions and visual quality.
- ✗Using a source image that is too small.
- ✗Publishing without checking the final result.
Frequently asked questions
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