Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 116

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 111 User Guide • To reselect the most recent selection, choose Select > Reselect. 2 To show or hide selection borders, choose View > Selection. Note: You can also deselect by clicking anywhere in the photo outside the selected area. However, you might accidentally make further selections if you're using a selection tool that selects based on clicking, such as the Magic Wand tool. Modifying selections To move a selection border Moving a selection border repositions just the border without altering the photo. 1 Using any selection tool in the Editor, click New Selection in the options bar, and position the pointer inside an existing selection border. The pointer changes to indicate that you can move the selection . Note: The New Selection option appears in the options bar when any selection tool is selected-except the Selection Brush tool. Switch to another selection tool temporarily, if necessary, to select this option. 2 Do one of the following: • Drag the border to enclose a different area of the photo. You can drag a selection border beyond the canvas bound- aries; however, this makes it hard to get back. You can also drag the selection border to another image window or to an image in the Photo Bin. • To move the selection in 1-pixel increments, use an arrow key. • To move the selection in 10-pixel increments, hold down Shift, and use an arrow key. • To constrain the direction to multiples of 45˚, begin dragging, and then hold down Shift as you continue to drag. See also "To move a selection" on page 116 To invert a selection Inverting a selection changes the unselected areas into selected areas, protecting the area you previously selected. O In a photo with an existing selection border, choose Select > Inverse. You can use this command to easily select an object that appears against a solid-colored area. Select the solid color using the Magic Wand tool, and then choose Select > Inverse. To add to or subtract from a selection You can add to or subtract from an existing selection to fine-tune selection borders. For instance, you could make a donut-shaped selection by first making a circular selection and then subtracting a circular selection within it. O In the Editor, select a selection tool, and do one of the following: • Hold down Shift (a plus sign appears next to the pointer) to add to the selection, or hold down Option to subtract (a minus sign appears next to the pointer). Then select the area to add or subtract and make another selection. • Click Add To Selection or Subtract From Selection in the options bar, and make another selection. (The Add To Selection and Subtract From Selection options appear in the options bar when any selection tool is selected.)