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To select a path:
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Do one of the following:
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To select a path component (including a shape in a shape layer), select the path
selection tool , and click anywhere inside the path component. If a path consists of
several path components, only the path component under the pointer is selected.
To display the bounding box along with the selected path, select Show Bounding Box
in the options bar.
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To select a path segment, select the direct selection tool , and click one of the
segment’s anchor points or drag a marquee over part of the segment.
Drag a marquee to select segments.
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To select additional path components or segments, select the path selection tool or the
direct selection tool, then hold down Shift while selecting additional paths or segments.
When the direct selection tool is selected, you can select the entire path or path
component by Alt-clicking (Windows) or Option-clicking (Mac OS) inside the path. To
activate the direct selection tool when any other tool is selected, position the pointer over
an anchor point, and press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS).
To change the overlap mode for the selected path component:
Using the path selection tool, drag a marquee to select existing path areas, then choose a
shape area option in the options bar:
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Add to Shape Area
to add the path area to overlapping path areas.
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Subtract from Shape Area
to remove the path area from overlapping path areas.
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Intersect Shape Areas
to restrict the area to the intersection of the selected path area
and overlapping path areas.
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Exclude Overlapping Shape Areas
to exclude the overlap area.
To show or hide the selected path component:
Do one of the following:
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Choose View > Show > Target Path.
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Choose View > Extras. This command also shows or hides a grid, guides, selection
edges, annotations, and slices.
