


Adjust the bounding box to the desired crop dimensions manually by adjusting the bounding box, or by adjusting parameters in the Control Panel. With Crop Image active, the area outside of the image bounding box is grayed out. If your selected image was already embedded then you’ll immediately see the Crop Image widget. Once you click OK to dismiss the dialog, this new copy of your image will be embedded, and the Crop Image widget is activated. If you click Don’t Show Again, you’ll bypass this dialog even after restarting Illustrator. If the image is linked when you first click Crop Image, you’ll see a dialog saying you’re about to embed and permanently alter a copy of the original image-leaving the original intact. When you’re ready to crop, just select the placed image and click the new Crop Image button in the Control Panel. The 2017 release of Adobe Illustrator added a new feature you can use to permanently crop off pixels in raster images.
