To Use The Marquee Tools - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

To use the marquee tools

The marquee tools let you select rectangles, ellipses, rounded rectangles (ImageReady), and 1-pixel rows and
columns. By default, a selection border is dragged from its corner.
1 Select a marquee tool:
Rectangular Marquee
Rounded Rectangle Marquee (ImageReady)
Makes an elliptical selection.
Elliptical Marquee
Single Row or Single Column
Specify one of the selection options in the options bar.
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A B C D
Selection options
A. New B. Add To C. Subtract From D. Intersect With
Specify a feathering setting in the options bar. Turn anti-aliasing on or off for the Rounded Rectangle Marquee
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tool or the Elliptical Marquee tool.
For the Rectangle Marquee tool, the Rounded Rectangle Marquee tool, or the Elliptical Marquee tool, choose a
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style in the options bar:
Normal Determines marquee proportions by dragging.
Fixed Aspect Ratio Sets a height-to-width ratio. Enter values (decimal values are valid in Photoshop) for the aspect
ratio. For example, to draw a marquee twice as wide as it is high, enter 2 for the width and 1 for the height.
Specifies set values for the marquee's height and width. Enter pixel values in whole numbers. Keep in
Fixed Size
mind that the number of pixels needed to create a 1-inch selection depends on the resolution of the image.
Makes a rectangular selection.
Selects a rounded rectangle, such as a web page button.
Defines the border as a 1-pixel-wide row or column.
Marquee
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