Mugshot as Custom Avatar. How to crop photo?

Dear Fellow Mac Users,
I am trying to place my mugshot as my custom avatar. My photo is JPEG.
I have tried this on my profile page:
Actions > Change photo & avatar
Scroll down, click on Add Another Avatar
Choose File, Upload & Continue
Crop
However, I found it to be difficult to drag the cropping handles to exclude unwanted background and still show my mug. (I want my chin in the photo.)
I found this:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16240717#16240717
marlafromchetek
28/09/2011 4:40 AM
I need to make a photo smaller for use as an avatar. Cropping will not work for this purpose
How do I resize a photo?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
This solved my question by Old Toad on Sep 28, 2011 4:59 AM
First crop the photo to the correct size ratio, i.e. square. Then export the file via the File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option. Select Size=Custom and put in the pixel dimension required for the avatar.
Can anybody please tell me what I need to do to crop to a square then export with the required pixel dimension? I have tried iPhoto and Preview without success.
I am posting in Apple Support Communities > Using Apple Support Communities. Please advise if there is a more appropriate forum.
Regards,
Ian.

Thanks Larry. It was the 100 x 100 that did the trick.
Thanks seventy one for the tip to try iPhoto forum.
Thanks Frank. The post I pointed to did not say which app to use to crop to a square.
Regards,
Ian.

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