Changing cropping aspect ratio

Hi all;
I want to crop a picture not using a standard aspect ratio.
(ie want to change the width (or height) without the other changing.
Any thoughts please.
Thanks Mark

Mark,
set the crop style to "Custom" or to "Do not constrain". Then you can change one dimension without the other dimension changing too.
Regards
Léonie

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