Adobe 38039927 User Guide - Page 49

ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3 44 User Guide To show all objects: ❖ Select View > Show All. Note: To hide objects whether they are selected or not, you can click or drag along the Eye column in the Layers panel. Selecting pixels You can edit pixels over an entire canvas or select one of the selection tools to constrain your editing to a particular area of an image: The Marquee tool selects a rectangular area of pixels in an image. The Oval Marquee tool selects an elliptical area of pixels in an image. The Lasso tool selects a freeform area of pixels in an image. The Polygon Lasso tool selects a straight-edged freeform area of pixels in an image. The Magic Wand tool selects an area of similarly colored pixels in an image. The pixel selection tools draw selection marquees that define the area of selected pixels. After you draw the selection marquee, you can manipulate it by moving it, adding to it, or basing another selection on it. You can edit the pixels inside the selection, apply filters to the pixels, or erase pixels without affecting the pixels beyond the selection. You can also create a floating selection of pixels that you can edit, move, cut, or copy. Bitmap selection tool options When you select the Marquee, Oval Marquee, Lasso, Polygon Lasso, or Magic Wand tool, the Property inspector displays the options for that tool. Selecting the Live marquee box allows you to change Edge settings and the amount of feather (if Feather is specified as the Edge setting) for your bitmap selection while you're using the Marquee, Oval Marquee, Lasso, Polygon Lasso, and Magic Wand tool. The Property inspector also displays three Edge options for these tools: Hard creates a marquee selection with a defined edge. Anti-alias prevents jagged edges in the marquee selection. Feather lets you soften the edge of the pixel selection. When using a selection tool, you can set the Feather option before creating a selection, or you can feather existing selections by selecting the Live marquee box. You can also feather existing selections using the Feather command in the Select menu. For more information, see "Feathering a pixel selection" on page 49. When you select the Marquee or Oval Marquee, the Property inspector also displays three style options: Normal lets you create a marquee in which the height and width are independent of each other. Fixed Ratio constrains the height and width to defined ratios. Fixed Size sets the height and width to a defined dimension.