Working with selections
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When making an Edge Seeker selection, you can set the
distance used to search for an edge by typing a value in the
Range control on the Tool Options palette.
You can increase the accuracy of Edge Seeker and Smart Edge
selections by clicking more frequently along the edge you are
following.
You can delete a previous point by pressing Delete.
To create a selection by using the Magic Wand tool
Edit workspace
1
On the Tools toolbar, choose the Magic Wand tool
.
2
On the Tool Options palette, choose a Match mode option.Check
the settings of the following controls on the Tool Options palette,
and modify them if necessary:
• Tolerance — controls how closely the selected pixels match the
pixel you click in the image. At low settings, only similar pixels
are chosen; at high settings, a wider range of pixels is selected.
• Feather — softens the edges of a selection by specifying a fade
width (0 to 200 pixels)
• Use all layers — searches for matching pixels across all layers in
the image
Make a Smart Edge selection
Click along the edge of the area that
you want to select, ensuring that the
rectangular cursor encloses the
edge. Double-click or right-click to
complete the selection.
Make a Point to Point selection
Click around the area you want to
select, and double-click or right-click
to complete the selection.
To
Do the following
