The Select Tool is the most versatile tool in Email Effects. With it, rectangular areas may be deleted, moved, duplicate, transferred to the clipboard, dragged to another window or program, inverted, flipped, rotated, exploded, imploded, or sent directly to an eMail client program.

Make a selection by dragging out a rectangular area. Holding down the Command (or 'Apple') key will automatically shrink the selection, removing blank space. Choosing Select All from the Edit menu will select the entire document.

Move the selection by pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard, or dragging it from within the selected area.

The Transparent button on the toolbar controls whether the selection is transparent or opaque. If it is transparent, blank space characters in the selection will let the underlying design show through.

Delete the selection by pressing the delete or escape key on the keyboard, or choosing Clear from the Edit menu.

Duplicate the selection by dragging it while holding down the option key.

Transfer the selection to the clipboard by choosing Cut or Copy from the Edit menu. The selection can also be dragged directly to another window or program by dragging it outside the document window and dropping it into the desired destination. This feature requires Macintosh Drag and Drop, included with System 7.5 or later. The receiving program must also support this feature.

Invert, flip, rotate, explode or implode the selection by choosing one of the transformations from the Effects menu.

Send the selection to an eMail client program by clicking the correct button at the right-hand end of the toolbar. Alternatively, choose the correct item from the Email menu.