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Chapter 7: Selecting
o modify part of an image in Adobe
Photoshop, you first select the area you
want to edit. A selected area is indicated by
a dotted selection border, also called a selection
marquee. The area outside the selection border is
protected while you move, copy, paint, or apply
special effects to the isolated area.
You can choose from a variety of specialized tools
for creating selection borders. You can also create
selections using the pen tool, which produces
precise outlines called paths. You can make
more sophisticated selections using masks. (See
Chapter 10, “Using Channels and Masks.”) For
information on editing selections, see Chapter 8,
“Editing and Retouching.”
Making selections
You make selections by clicking and dragging with
the marquee, lasso, polygon lasso, or magnetic
lasso tool, or by targeting color areas with the
magic wand tool or the Color Range command.
The choices associated with a selection tool appear
in its Options palette. Making a new selection
replaces the existing one.
Key selected
To select all pixels on a layer within the canvas
boundaries:
1
Select the layer in the Layers palette, as
explained in “Using the Layers palette” on
page 259.
2
Choose Select > All.
To deselect selections:
Do one of the following:
•
Choose Select > Deselect.
•
If you are using the rectangular marquee, ellip-
tical marquee, or lasso tool, click anywhere in the
image outside the selected area.
To reselect the most recent selection:
Choose Select > Reselect.
Photoshop reloads the last selection you
deselected in the active image.
Using the marquee tools
The marquee tools let you select rectangular or
elliptical areas. By default, the selection border is
dragged from its corner.
Rectangular and elliptical selections
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