Nikon 25338 User Manual - Page 98

Chapter 15 92 Lasso & Marquee Tools Lasso tool Polygon Lasso tool Rectangle Marquee tool Oval Marquee tool The Lasso & Marquee tools enable you to create a selection on your images that will limit where an enhancement affects your image. The selection created by the Lasso & Marquee tools can also limit where any of the other selection tools are applied. The Lasso & Marquee Tools are not accessible while working within the Browser. There are four Lasso & Marquee tools. You can select among these four tools by holding the mouse down on the button in the Toolbar and selecting from the tools that appear. Hold down the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key while drawing the selection to draw the selection from the center instead of the corner. The Oval Marquee Tool enables you to draw a round selection. Hold down the Shift key after you begin drawing the selection to constrain the selection to a circle. Hold down the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key while drawing the selection to draw the selection from the center instead of the corner. After selecting which Lasso & Marquee Tool to use, you can choose to make the tool either a Plus or Minus Tool by clicking on the or icons. You can temporarily switch to the opposite tool by pressing the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key. Toolbar F6 - Se lection Tool s The Lasso Tool is the default tool and enables you to freely draw a selection on the image. The Polygon Lasso Tool enables you to draw a selection with straight edges by connecting straight lines. Anchor points are created at each of the connections, and these anchor points can be moved to alter the selection. Please note: Any additional selections made will remove these anchor points. Once you have made a selection using one of the Lasso & Marquee tools, you can use one of the other selection tools to add or remove the current enhancement while limiting to the area created by the Lasso & Marquee tool. To completely deselect, double-click anywhere within the image. Shortcut: L key The Rectangle Marquee Tool enables you to draw a square selection. Hold down the Shift key after you begin drawing the selection to constrain the selection to a square.