Deleting A Selection - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual

180 CHAPTER 8
Editing and Retouching
This automatic conversion lets you paste the
Clipboard's contents into another application. But
because it can be time-consuming, you may want
to disable it if you don't plan to paste the
Clipboard contents into another application. You
can still paste selections between Photoshop
images.
Note: If you are using the system, not the Adobe
Clipboard, this technique resizes your image based
on an image size of 96 dpi for Windows, and 72 dpi
for the Mac OS.
To change the Export Clipboard preference:
Choose File > Preferences > General.
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Select Export Clipboard to save any Photoshop
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contents on the Clipboard when quitting
Photoshop. Leaving this option unselected deletes
any Photoshop contents on the Clipboard when
quitting the program.
Click OK.
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To paste PostScript artwork from another application
to Photoshop:
In the supporting application, select your
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artwork, and choose Edit > Copy. Applications
which produce PostScript artwork include
Adobe Illustrator (version 5.0 and later),
Adobe Dimensions, and Adobe Streamline.
(See "Photoshop EPS" on page 322.)
2 In Adobe Photoshop, make active the image
into which you'll paste the selection.
Choose Edit > Paste.
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4 In the dialog box that appears, choose from the
following options:
Paste as Pixels to have the artwork rasterized as it
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is pasted. Rasterizing converts mathematically
defined vector artwork to the pixels displayed in
Adobe Photoshop.
Paste as Paths to paste the copy as a path in the
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Paths palette.
5 If you chose Paste as Pixels in the previous step,
do one of the following:
Keep Anti-aliasing selected to make a smooth
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transition between the edges of the selection and
the surrounding pixels. (See "Softening the edges
of a selection" on page 147.)
Deselect Anti-aliasing if you want the selection
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to have a crisp edge.
Note: If anti-aliasing causes ghosting, you can also
use the Matting commands. (See "Removing fringe
pixels from a selection" on page 181.)
Click OK.
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Deleting a selection

To delete a selection, choose Edit > Clear or press
Delete. To cut a selection to the Clipboard, choose
Edit > Cut. Deleting a selection on a background
or on a layer with the Preserve Transparency
option selected replaces the original location with
the background color. Deleting a selection on a
layer with the Preserve Transparency option
deselected replaces the original area with the layer
transparency.