> ## Documentation Index
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# Using the Cut Tool

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    * [**Use the Draw Polygon Tool**](/hc/en-us/articles/23973220859287-Using-the-Draw-Polygon-Tool) **if you want to:**
      * Measure a precise area using feet and acres
      * Draw a field by hand
      * Isolate non-productive acres from a field that are surrounded by tillable acres
      * Isolate non-productive acres that span across more than one field or parcel
    * **Use the Cut Tool if you want to:**
      * Quickly divide a single field into multiple fields
      * Subdivide a parcel
      * Isolate non-productive acres that are along the border of a field
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  <Accordion title="Will the acres of the new field created be subtracted from the original shape?">
    * Yes. If your original shape is 80 acres and you use either the Draw Polygon or Cut tool, to create a new 20 acre field, the original shape will now show as 60 acres.
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## **Using the Cut Tool**

#### **Start Here if Editing an Existing Property in Your Account**

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Navigate to the property you want to edit
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click on **Fields & Parcels** then click **Add/Edit Fields**

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#### **Start Here if Editing a Property Currently Being Added to Your Account**

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Enable **Map Tools**
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click on the field or parcel
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **Cut** to enable the cut tool

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  </Step>

  <Step>
    On the map near the area you want to cut, drop a point outside of the boundaries with one mouse-click
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Move the cursor into the field border and begin dropping points by clicking your mouse to outline the area
  </Step>

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  </Step>

  <Step>
    A second parcel or field will now appear.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **Next** to continue through the Farm Builder workflow

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