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Selecting a Regularly-shaped Area, Making a Freeform Selection, Making a Polygonal Selection

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6 Making Selections Selecting a Regularly-shaped Area Regularly shaped areas such as rectangles, squares, circles and ellipses are often selected for various image editing and retouching operations. To select a regularly-shaped area: 1. Click the Select Tool from the Tools Palette. 2. Open the Options Palette. 3. In the Options Palette, choose one of the following: • Rectangle to select a rectangular area. • Square to select a square area. • Ellipse to select an elliptical area. • Circle to select a circular area. 4. Check all other features in the Options Palette that apply. 5. Click and/or drag in the image to define the area to be selected. Note: To make a more precise selection, refer to "Modifying a Selection" in this chapter. Making a Freeform Selection To select a precise freeform or "irregularly-shaped" area (i.e., the outline of a human face), trace the area using the Freehand Select Tool. To make a freeform selection: 1. Choose the Freehand Select Tool from the Tools Palette. 2. In the image, click where you want to start, then hold the mouse button while dragging along the edgeof the area to be selected (a contour line will indicate the selection path). 3. Double click to complete the selection. Note: 1.To make a more precise selection, refer to "Modifying a Selection" in this chapter. 2.To make a precise selection of an area that has both straight and freeform edges, use the trace method in conjunction with the click-release-click method described in the following section. Making a Polygonal Selection To make a polygonal selection such as a star, use the Freehand Select Tool in a click-release-click fashion. To make a polygonal selection: 1. Choose the Freehand Select Tool from the Tools Palette. 2. Click in the image to set a starting anchor point for the selection. 6-2 Making Selections

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6
Making Selections
6-2
Making Selections
Selecting a Regularly-shaped Area
Regularly shaped areas such as rectangles, squares, circles and ellipses are often selected for various
image editing and retouching operations.
To select a regularly-shaped area:
1. Click the
Select Tool
from the Tools Palette.
2. Open the Options Palette.
3. In the Options Palette, choose one of the following:
•
Rectangle
to select a rectangular area.
•
Square
to select a square area.
•
Ellipse
to select an elliptical area.
•
Circle
to select a circular area.
4. Check all other features in the Options Palette that apply.
5. Click and/or drag in the image to define the area to be selected.
Note:
To make a more precise selection, refer to "Modifying a Selection" in this chapter.
Making a Freeform Selection
To select a precise freeform or "irregularly-shaped" area (i.e., the outline of a human face), trace the area
using the Freehand Select Tool.
To make a freeform selection:
1. Choose the
Freehand Select Tool
from the Tools Palette.
2. In the image, click where you want to start, then hold the mouse button while dragging along the
edgeof the area to be selected (a contour line will indicate the selection path).
3. Double click to complete the selection.
Note
:
1.To make a more precise selection, refer to "Modifying a Selection" in this chapter.
2.To make a precise selection of an area that has both straight and freeform edges, use the trace method
in conjunction with the click-release-click method described in the following section.
Making a Polygonal Selection
To make a polygonal selection such as a star, use the Freehand Select Tool in a click-release-click fashion.
To make a polygonal selection:
1. Choose the
Freehand Select Tool
from the Tools Palette.
2. Click in the image to set a starting anchor point for the selection.