CHAPTER 7
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Selecting
Note:
If you make a small selection with a large
feather radius, Photoshop Elements displays the
message “No pixels are more than 50% selected.”
If you click OK, Photoshop Elements creates a
selection with invisible edges. To avoid this situation,
either decrease the feather radius, or increase the
selection’s size.
Selections without and with feathering
A.
Selection with no feather, same selection filled with gray
pattern
B
. Selection with feather, same selection filled with
with gray pattern
Moving, copying, and pasting
selections
You can move or copy selections within or
between images—and also between images in
other applications. If you want to move an entire
layer, see “Repositioning layers” on page 99.
Moving pixel selections within an image
The move tool lets you drag a pixel selection to a
new location in the image. With the Info palette
open, you can track the exact distance of the move.
To specify move tool options:
1
Select the move tool
.
2
Select any of the following in the options bar:
•
Auto Select Layer to select the topmost layer that
has pixels under the move tool, rather than the
selected layer.
•
Show Bounding Box to display the bounding
box around the selected item.
To move a pixel selection:
1
Select the move tool
.
2
Move the pointer inside the selection border,
and drag the pixel selection to a new position. If
you’ve selected multiple areas, all pixel selections
move as you drag.
Note:
To move just the selection border, see “Moving
or inverting a selection border” on page 118.
To activate the move tool when another tool is
selected, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or
Command (Mac OS). (This technique does not
work with the hand tool
.)
Copying selections or layers
You can use the move tool to copy selections as
you drag them within or between images, or you
can copy and paste selections using the Copy,
Copy Merged, Cut, Paste, or Paste Into commands
in the Edit menu.
A
B
