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Adobe Photoshop Help
Using Channels and Masks
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To subtract the mask from an existing selection, press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS), and click the channel.
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To load the intersection of the saved selection and an existing selection, press
Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Shift (Mac OS), and select the channel.
To load a saved selection into an image (Photoshop):
1
Choose Select > Load Selection. For Document, the active filename is selected.
2
For Channel, choose the channel containing the selection you want to load.
3
Click Invert to make the nonselected areas selected and vice versa.
4
If the destination image already has a selection, indicate how to combine the selec-
tions. (For information on these options, see
“Saving a mask selection” on page 281
.)
To load a saved selection into an image (ImageReady):
Choose Select > Load Selection, then choose an option from the submenu.
To load a selection from another image (Photoshop):
1
Open the two images you want to use.
Note:
The images must have identical pixel dimensions. (See
“Changing the pixel dimen-
sions of an image” on page 67
.)
2
Make the destination image active, and choose Select > Load Selection.
3
For Document, choose the source image.
4
For Channel, choose the channel containing the selection you want to use as a mask.
5
Click Invert if you want to make the nonselected areas selected and vice versa.
6
If the destination image already has a selection, indicate how to combine the selec-
tions. (For information on these options, see
“Saving a mask selection” on page 281
.)