Lasso Tool

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The Lasso tool is useful for making freehand selections:
  1. Select Lasso tool in the Tools palette.
  2. Drag to draw a freehand selection border.
  3. To close the selection border, release the mouse.
Tool Options

You can use the following Lasso modes:

The Lasso tool also has an option called "Anti-alias" to smooth the edges of a selection.

Learn more about how to enhance a selection.
Selection tools

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