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How to copy part of an image?
How to copy part of an image?
How can I copy just part of an image or picture?
Re: How to copy part of an image?
Hi.
If by image you refer to a raster image -like a screenshot-, then use a dedicated raster editor for that, like gimp.
Inkscape can only set clipping to raster images, hiding parts of the rasters off of the rendering, yet keep all the data in the file.
If by image you refer to a raster image -like a screenshot-, then use a dedicated raster editor for that, like gimp.
Inkscape can only set clipping to raster images, hiding parts of the rasters off of the rendering, yet keep all the data in the file.