Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 127

To move a selection border:
Using any selection tool, select New
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Selection in the options bar, and position
the pointer inside an existing selection border.
The pointer changes to indicate that you can
move the selection .
Drag the border to enclose a different area of
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the image. You can drag a selection border partly
beyond the canvas boundaries. You can also drag
the selection border to another image window.
To control the movement of a selection:
• To move the selection in 1-pixel increments,
use an arrow key.
• To move the selection in 10-pixel increments,
hold down Shift, and use an arrow key.
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 select the unselected areas of an image:
In an image with an existing selection border,
choose Select > Inverse.
You can use this command to easily select an
object that appears against a solid-colored area.
Select the solid color using the magic wand tool, and
then choose Select > Inverse.
Adjusting selections manually
You can use the selection tools to add to or
subtract from existing pixel selections.
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For consistent results when manually adding to or
subtracting from a selection, use the same feather
and anti-aliasing settings used for the original
selection. (See "Softening the edges of a selection"
on page 121.)
To add to a selection:
Select a selection tool, and do one of the
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following:
• Select the Add to Selection option
options bar, and make another selection.
• Hold down Shift (a plus sign appears next to the
pointer), and make another selection.
To subtract from a selection:
1 Select a selection tool, and do one of the
following:
• Select the Subtract from Selection option
in the options bar, and select an area to subtract
from the selection.
• Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS)
so that a minus sign appears next to the pointer,
and select an area to subtract from the selection.
To select only areas intersected by an existing
selection:
1 Select a selection tool, and do one of the
following:
• Select the Intersect with Selection option
the options bar, and select an area that intersects
the existing selection.
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