The tools for dealing with selections
Activate the required tool. When the mouse hovers above a selected area, a cursor appears
. In this case, the selection can be shifted. If at the same time you hold a Ctrl key down, a cursor appears
. In this case, the selection will be shifted together with the selected area. When a Shift key is held down, a new selected area can be added to the already existing one
. When an Alt key is held down, a new selected area can be subtracted from the already existing one
.
The following tools are available for dealing with selections:
- Rectangular Marquee. The Rectangular Marquee tool is used for selecting a rectangular area.
- Lasso. The Lasso tool is used for selecting an area of any shape.
- Move Tool. To apply the tool, do one of the following:
1) Click on a selected area and drag the selection to a new position. If you have multiple selections, all of them will move at the same time.
The original selection (left), and the selection moved with the Move tool (right)
2) Select the layer you want to move. Then drag the layer to a new position.
- Magic Wand. The Magic Wand tool is used for selecting a consistently colored area (for example, a red flower) without tracing its border. The color range and tolerance have to be specified in order to use the tool. (Selecting an area using the Magic Wand tool)
- Elliptical Marquee. The Elliptical Marquee tool is used for selecting an elliptical area.
- Single Row Marquee. The Single Row Marquee tool is used for selecting a single line.
- Single Column Marquee. The Single Column Marquee tool is used for selecting a single column.
- Polygonal Lasso. The Polygonal Lasso tool is used for selecting a straight-edged segment.