Select Tool

The Select tool outlines a portion of the screen with a user designated rectangular marquee.  The marquee can not be move once it is place on the display, but it can be added to subtracted from to change the area of the selection.

To Select an area using the Select tool:

  1. Click the button.

  2. In the Tool Options, select or clear the Feather Selection option and select a Feather Radius.

  3. Drag the mouse to select an area.

  4. Select from the following options:

 

 

Select the area.  

 to selection.  

 from selection.

Once the area has been selected, you can apply filters, coloring, opacity and blending to the selection.

Working with other Selection Tools

The Rectangular, Lasso and Magic Wand selection tools all work together to designate the select area.  You can select with each tool and add or subtract from the selection with the Rectangular and Lasso select tools.  The Magic Wand only adds to the selection.