Unable to edit pictures in Address Book

This is odd. On one computer, I am unable to crop the photo after importing to address book. However that same contact, on another mac shared by .Mac, I am able to crop that same photo. Can anyone tell me what the issue is? I tried rebooting and the problem persists.
Paul

HI Paul,
On the Mac you are unable to cropt images with...
Delete this file. com.apple.AddressBook.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences.
Drag that file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

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