Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 108

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 103 User Guide About the selection tools The selection tools are located in the toolbox, by default positioned on the left side of your screen. Rectangular Marquee tool Draws square or rectangular selection borders. Elliptical Marquee tool Draws round or Lasso tool Draws freehand selection elliptical selection borders. borders. This tool is great for making very precise selections. Polygonal Lasso tool Draws multiple straight-edged segments of a selection border. Magnetic Lasso tool Draws a selection Magic Wand tool Selects pixels of similar border that automatically snaps to edges color with one click. you drag over in the photo. Magic Selection Brush tool Automatically makes a selection based on color and texture when you draw or click an area. Selection Brush tool Automatically selects or deselects the area you paint, depending on whether you're in Selection or Mask mode. To use the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools The Rectangular Marquee tool draws square or rectangular selection borders, and the Elliptical Marquee tool draws round or elliptical selection borders. A B C D E F Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tool options A. Rectangular Marquee tool B. Elliptical Marquee tool C. New selection D. Add to selection E. Subtract from a selection F. Intersect with a selection 1 In the Editor, select the Rectangular Marquee tool or the Elliptical Marquee tool in the toolbox. 2 (Optional) Set marquee tool options in the options bar located above your image: • Specify whether to create a new selection, add to a selection, subtract from a selection, or select an area intersected by other selections. • To soften the selection border so that it blends into the area outside the selection, enter a Feather value. • To smooth the edges of your selection, select Anti-aliased (Elliptical Marquee tool only).