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Medium Article Image Focal Point

How to set a focal point on your image

Casey Botticello
Blogging Guide
Published in
3 min readNov 1, 2019

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Source: Casey Botticello of Blogging Guide

You write an amazing Medium article.

You even find the perfect royalty free stock image that captures your article’s message.

However, when you try to share your article on social media or preview your article on Medium, the article’s thumbnail image is crooked and not properly focused.

Luckily, there is a simple solution!

Medium has a built in tool that allows users to set a focal point on your image to crop your images better for social media thumbnails and preview image on Medium.

How to Set a Focal Point on A Medium Article Image

Step 1 —Select and hold down the Alt / Opt. key.

Step 2 — While holding down the Alt / Opt. key, click on the image in the place where you want your focal point to be.

Step 3 — The resulting green circle will serve as a focal point for automatic image cropping that appears in post listings and previews around the site.

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