Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 User Manual page 234

Original image (left) and after erasing the clouds (right)
In the Layers palette, select the layer containing the areas you want to erase.
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Note: If you select the Background, it automatically becomes a layer when you use the Magic Eraser.
Select the Magic Eraser tool
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or the Background Eraser tool
Set options in the options bar as desired, and then click the area of the layer you want to erase.
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You can set any of the following Magic Eraser tool options:
Defines the range of colors that will be erased. A low tolerance erases pixels within a range of color values
Tolerance
very similar to the pixel you click. A high tolerance erases pixels within a broader range.
Smooths the edges of the area you erase, making the edge look more natural.
Anti-aliased
Erases only pixels that are adjacent to the one you click. Deselect this option to erase all similar pixels
Contiguous
in the image.
Samples the erased color using combined data from all visible layers. Deselect the option if you
Sample All Layers
want to erase only the pixels on the active layer.
Defines the strength of the erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels to complete transparency on a layer
Opacity
and to the background color on a locked layer. A lower opacity erases pixels to partial transparency on a layer and
paints partially with the background color on a locked layer.
See also
"About blending modes" on page 217
"About brush options" on page 231
in the toolbox. (If you don't see it in the toolbox, select either the Eraser tool
, and then click the Magic Eraser tool icon in the options bar.)
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