Adjusting Pixel Selections - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual

CHAPTER 5
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Selecting
Creating selections from slices
(ImageReady)
If you create a slice in ImageReady, it can be
converted into a selection.
To create a selection from a slice:
1 Select a slice. (See "Selecting slices" on
page 276.)
Choose Select > Create Selection from Slice.
2

Adjusting pixel selections

You can adjust and refine your pixel selections
using the selection tools and a variety of
commands in the Select menu.
In addition, you can apply geometric transforma-
tions to change the shape of a selection border.
For more information, see "Transforming
objects in two dimensions" in online Help.
Moving, hiding, or inverting a selection
You can move a selection border around an image,
hide a selection border, and invert a selection so
that the previously unselected part of the image is
selected.
To move a selection border:
Using any selection tool, select new
1
selection ( ) from the options bar, and position
the pointer inside the selection border. The
pointer changes to indicate that you can move the
selection ( ).
2 Drag the border to enclose a different area of
the image. You can drag a selection border partly
beyond the canvas boundaries. When you drag
it back, the original border reappears intact.
You can also drag the selection border to another
image window.
To control the movement of a selection:
To constrain the direction to multiples of 45°,
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begin dragging, and then hold down Shift as you
continue to drag.
To move the selection in 1-pixel increments,
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use an arrow key.
To move the selection in 10-pixel increments,
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hold down Shift, and use an arrow key.
To hide or show selection edges:
Do one of the following:
Choose View > Show Extras. This command also
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shows or hides: (Photoshop) selection edges,
target path, slices, and notes, or (ImageReady)
selection edges, slices, image maps, text bounds,
text baseline, and text selection. (See "Working
with Extras" on page 77.)
Choose View > Show > Selection Edges. This
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toggles the view of the selection edges and affects
the current selection only. The selection edges
reappear when you make a different selection.