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Selection Tools are:
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Marquee Tool |
Cs,Cs2,Cs3 |
Shift + M |
Before selecting:
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Shift+Drag: To change the
marquee to a square or circle.
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Alt+Drag (Option for Mac):
To drag marquee from it's center.
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Alt+Shift+Drag(Option for Mac):
To drag selection from it's center and change it to a square.
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Holding downSpacebar:
to
change selection position.
After Selecting :
- Shift+Drag: to add more area to selection.
- Alt+Drag (Option for Mac): to subtract from
selection.
- Alt+Shift+Drag(Option for Mac):
to have intersected area only selected.
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selection in
rectangles
selection in
ellipses
selection in
1-pixel rows
selection in
1-pixel column
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Move Tool |
Cs,Cs2,Cs3 |
Shift + V |
- Shift: Holding shift while dragging to produce
a 45° Movement.
- Alt+Ctrl (Option+Command): It copies and moves
the new copied shape at the same time
- Alt+Ctrl+Shift (Option+Command+shift): To copy
shape and move it in a 45° Movement.
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to drag selections,
layers and move them to a new place on the image you're working with.
Can also be used to align shapes and layers together. |
Tool Options |
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Lasso Tool |
Cs,Cs2,Cs3 |
Shift + L |
- Shift: to add more area to selection..
- Alt: to subtract from selection.
- Alt+Shift:to have intersected area only
selected.
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Magnetic
Lasso: Selection snaps to the edges of the image that you want
to select.
Polygonal:
Selection is drawn in straight lines
Lasso:
Selection is drawn in a freehand-like method.
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Tool
Options |
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Quick Selection Tool |
New In Cs3 |
Shift + W |
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Used to help in
painting, while selecting an area the round brush tip expands and find
the edges of the image.
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Tool Options |
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Magic Wand Tool |
Cs,Cs2,Cs3 |
Shift + W |
- Shift: to add more area to selection..
- Alt: to subtract from selection.
- Alt+Shift:to have intersected area only
selected.
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Selection based on
color difference in an area. Can be adjusted by it's tolerance.
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Tool Options |
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