Making Pixel Selections - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual

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Adobe Photoshop Basics
Editing images

Making pixel selections

Before you can edit an area of an image, you must first select the image area. This type of selection is called a
pixel selection because you are selecting an area that contains pixel information. If you experience trouble
selecting the image area you want, you may need to check that you are working on the proper layer.
The marquee tools let you select image areas by dragging to define a shaped
Select with a marquee tool
selection border. First, select the rectangular marquee ( ) or the elliptical marquee ( ) from the toolbox.
Then drag over the area you want to select.
At times, you may want to adjust the position of a selection border to
Reposition a selection border
enclose a different area of the image. To reposition a selection border using any selection tool, move the
pointer inside the border and drag to the desired location. Or, use the arrow keys to move the selection
border in gradual increments.
The lasso ( ) and
Select with a lasso tool
polygon lasso ( ) tools let you select areas by
dragging and clicking, respectively, to define the
boundary of the selected area. (In Photoshop,
you can also use the magnetic lasso tool ( ) to find
the edges of the desired area automatically.) These
tools are especially useful for selecting irregularly
shaped areas.
Selecting with the magnetic lasso tool