Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 104

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Selecting parts of an image
• To select only adjacent areas using the same colors, select Contiguous. When this option is deselected, pixels using
the same colors are selected throughout the entire photo.
• To select colors using data from all the visible layers, select Sample All Layers. When this option is deselected, the
Magic Wand tool selects colors from only the active layer.
In the photo, click the color you want to select.
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4 To add to the selection, Shift+click unselected areas. To remove an area from the selection, press Alt (Option in
Mac OS) and click the area you want to remove.
Use the Quick Selection tool
The Quick Selection tool makes a selection based on color and texture similarity when you click or click-drag the area
you want to select. The mark you make doesn't need to be precise, because the Quick Selection tool automatically and
intuitively creates a border.
Note: The Smart Brush tool makes selections like the Quick Selection tool and simultaneously applies a color or tonal
adjustment. See "Apply the Smart Brush
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Quick Selection Brush tool and Selection Brush tool options
A. Quick Selection tool B. Selection Brush tool C. New selection D. Add to selection E. Subtract from selection
1 In the Edit workspace, select the Quick Selection Brush tool
In the options bar, choose one of the following:
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Lets you draw a new selection. This option is selected by default.
New Selection
Lets you add to an existing selection.
Add To Selection
Lets you subtract from an existing selection. This option is only available after you make a
Subtract From Selection
selection.
Choose a brush from the Brush Picker in the options bar. If you want to select a large area, you can use a larger
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brush. For more precise selections, choose a smaller brush size.
Click or click-drag over the area that covers the range of colors in the object you want to select, and then release the
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mouse button.
The selection border appears.
Do any of the following to refine the selection:
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• To add to the selection, click the Add To Selection button
area you want to add.
• To remove an area from the selection, click the Subtract From Selection button
click-drag across the area you want to subtract from the selection.
• To start a new selection, click the New Selection brush
selection area.
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