Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 User Manual page 110

(Optional) Set Polygonal Lasso tool options in the options bar located above your image:
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Specify whether to create a new selection, add to an existing selection, subtract from a selection, or select an area
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intersected by other selections.
To soften the selection border so that it blends into the area outside the selection, enter a Feather value.
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To smooth the edges of your selection, select Anti-aliased.
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Click where you want the first straight segment to begin, and click a second time where you want the segment to
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end and the next one to begin. Continue clicking to create segments.
If you make a mistake, press the Delete key to erase segments.You can switch from creating straight-edge segments
to drawing freehand by pressing Option.
Close the selection border by doing one of the following:
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Position the pointer over the starting point and click. A closed circle appears next to the pointer when you are over
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the starting point.
If the pointer is not over the starting point, double-click, or Command-click. A straight selection segment is drawn
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from your pointer to the starting point of your selection.
To use the Magnetic Lasso tool
The Magnetic Lasso tool draws a selection border that automatically snaps to edges of objects you drag over in the
photo. This makes it easy to draw precise selection borders. The Magnetic Lasso tool
selecting objects with complex edges set against high-contrast backgrounds.
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Magnetic Lasso tool options
A. Lasso tool B. Magnetic Lasso tool C. Polygonal Lasso tool D. New selection E. Add to selection F. Subtract from selection G. Intersect
with selection
In the Editor, select the Magnetic Lasso tool from the toolbox. (If you don't see it in the toolbox, select either the
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Lasso tool or the Polygonal Lasso tool, and then click the Magnetic tool icon in the options bar.)
(Optional) Set Magnetic Lasso tool options in the options bar located above your image:
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Specify whether to create a new selection, add to an existing selection, subtract from a selection, or select an area
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intersected by other selections.
To soften the selection border so that it blends into the area outside the selection, enter a Feather value.
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To smooth the edges of your selection, select Anti-aliased.
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• To specify the area of edge detection, enter a pixel value between 1 and 256 for Width. The tool detects edges only
within the specified distance from the pointer.
To change the Magnetic Lasso pointer so that it indicates the area of edge detection (the Width value), press the Caps
Lock key.
To specify the Magnetic Lasso tool's sensitivity to edges in the photo, enter a value between 1% and 100% for Edge
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Contrast. A higher value detects only edges that contrast sharply with their surroundings; a lower value detects
lower-contrast edges.
To specify the rate at which the Magnetic Lasso tool sets fastening points, enter a value between 0 and 100 for
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Frequency. A higher value anchors the selection border in place more quickly.
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