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390 The Photo Tools

• Select the CLIP button or just double click inside the clip region to perform the clip
operation.

You can tell whether a photo has been clipped or not from the status bar which will
describe it as a "clipped photo".
Clear

Press the "CLEAR" button, or just click outside the marked clip region to clear the current
clip rectangle.

Rule of Thirds
There's a photography guideline that helps the composition of many photographs called
the "rule of thirds". Put simply this involves placing key objects in your photos at thirds
across your picture. For example it's often better to position the horizon one third of the
way down a picture rather than being across the center. When you drag a clip region
across your photos lines are displayed at thirds across and down the image to help
position objects to follow these composition guidelines.

Tip: Search for "rule of thirds" on Google for more information.

Un-clip

Press the UN-CLIP button with any clipped photo selected, to restore the original photo.
This restores the clip rectangle, which you can adjust or clear by clicking outside it.

The UN-CLIP button in the CLIP TOOL will change the outline of any clipped photo, and also
arbitrarily formed shapes with a bitmap fill, to that rectangular outline of the complete
photo or bitmap used as the fill. You may have to select the Clear button to clear the crop
rectangle (or click outside the rectangle).