Cut Ribbon

The Cut Ribbon contains menu items for cutting elements on the page. Think of these as your scissors and cutting tools, similar to ones you use in your physical craft room. Some fun and unique effects can be created using the Cut Ribbon.

The Cut Ribbon includes the following menu items:

Menu Item	Description
Cutters Section See Working with Cuts for more details on how to use the Cutters menus.
Straight	Allows you to cut a selected element using a variety of straight cut types.
Shapes	Allows you to cut a specific shape from a selected element, similar to a shape puncher.
Text	Allows you to cut out text from a selected element (e.g., a letter, initials, a name).
Custom	Allows you to cut out a customized shape from the selected element.
Corners	Allows you to design and cut corners for the selected element.
Grid	Allows you to cut a grid design into the selected element.
Selection Section See Working with Cuts for more details on how to use the Selection menus.
Shape	Allows you to apply a shaped selection (e.g., heart, paw) to a portion of the selected element.
Lasso	Allows you to draw points to create your own shaped selection (e.g., aunt Mary's silhouette) to a portion of the selected element.
Wand	Allows you to scan the selected element to further select like portions within the selection.
Deselect	Undoes the selection.
Cut/Copy	Cuts or copies the selection.