Saving, Loading, And Deleting Selections - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

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Saving, loading, and deleting selections

To save a selection

Make a selection using any of the selection tools.

Choose Select > Save Selection.

Specify the following Destination options in the Save Selection dialog box:

Chooses the active file as the source.

Chooses a new channel or the channel containing the selection you want to load.

Lets you enter a name for the selection.

Select an Operation option to specify how to combine the selections if the destination image already has a

Saves the current selection in a new channel.

Add To Channel

Adds the current selection to existing selections in the destination channel.

Subtracts the current selection from existing selections in the destination channel.

Subtract From Channel

Saves a selection from an area intersected by the current selection and existing selections

Intersect With Channel

in the destination channel.

To remove (cut) an object from a photo

In the Layers palette, select the layer containing the object you want to remove.

Using a selection tool, select the object that you want to remove.

If you need to refine the selection, click the Quick Mask Mode button

covers the nonselected areas of the image in a translucent color. Select a brush and appropriate brush size in the

options bar. Paint with black to add to the mask; paint with white to reveal more of the image.

To remove the selected object, choose Edit > Cut.

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