You can repeat the Grow and Similar commands to continue expand- ing a selection. As more colors are added to the selection, more col- ors are in the range of colors similar to the selection. Therefore, even though the Tolerance doesn’t change, repeating Grow or Similar can expand a selection incrementally. Grow and Similar can help you isolate elements in an image, such as dark objects against a light background. Select part of one dark object with the Marquee tool. Choose Grow to expand the selection to the entire object. Choose Similar to expand the selection to all similar colors in the image. Converting paths to selections You can use vector objects and text to make selections in images. The Path to Selection command makes a selection in an image from the shape of a vector, text, or group object. With this command, you can outline irregular areas in images with drawing tools to make selections. You can make selections shaped like starbursts and other complex shapes that are easy to create with drawing tools. You can make selections from text characters without first converting the text to paths. The area selected by a vector or text object depends on whether the object has a visible fill ink and stroke. •   A filled object will select the area covered by the fill. If the object also has a visible stroke, the selection will include the area covered by the stroke. Original image Image after tapping Magic Wand on the indicated area and choosing Image > Select > Grow Image after choosing Image > Select > Similar.
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