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3 Start converting the path:
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS)
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the Load Path as a Selection button (
bottom of the Paths palette.
• Choose Make Selection from the Paths
palette menu.
In the Make Selection dialog box, select a
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Rendering option:
Feather Radius to define how far inside and
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outside the selection border the feather edge
extends. Enter a value in pixels.
Anti-aliased to create a finer transition between
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the pixels in the selection and the surrounding
pixels. Make sure the Feather Radius is set to 0.
For more information on these options,
see "Softening the edges of a selection" on
page 147.
5 Select an Operation option:
• New Selection to select only the area defined by
the path.
• Add to Selection to add the area defined by the
path to the original selection.
Subtract from Selection to remove the area
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defined by the path from the original selection.
Intersect with Selection to select the area
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common to both the path and the original
selection. If the path and selection do not overlap,
nothing is selected.
6 Click OK.
Converting selection borders to paths
Any selection made with a selection tool can be
defined as a path.
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The Make Work Path command eliminates any
feathering applied to the selection. It can also alter
the shape of the selection, depending on the
complexity of the path and the tolerance value you
choose in the Make Work Path dialog box.
To convert a selection to a path:
Make the selection.
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Start converting the selection:
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Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS)
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the Make Work Path (
the Paths palette.
Choose Make Work Path from the Paths
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palette menu.
Click the Make Work Path button. This converts
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the selection using the current settings (you can
skip steps 3 and 4).
Enter a Tolerance value or use the default value
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in the Make Work Path dialog box.
Tolerance values can range from 0.5 to 10 pixels
and determine how sensitive the Make Work Path
command is to slight changes in the selection
shape. The higher the tolerance value, the fewer
the anchor points used to draw the path and the
smoother the path. If the path is used as a clipping
path and you have problems printing the image,
use a higher tolerance value. (See "Printing image
clipping paths" on page 370.)
4 Click OK. The converted selection appears as a
work path at the bottom of the Paths palette.
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