User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
To use the Marquee:
1. Click the Marquee to select it.
2. Select either Rectangle or Ellipse as the shape for your marquee.
3. Click and drag to draw the selection on the image.
4. Do any of the following:
To add to an existing marquee, hold down SHIFT and drag another marquee that includes any part of the original selec-
tion line. Release the mouse and the selection now includes the additional area.
To add multiple marquees to your selection, hold down SHIFT and drag as many as you want. As long as none of the
edges touch, you can continue adding areas to the selection.
To subtract from an existing marquee, hold down CTRL and drag another marquee that intersects with the one you want
to reduce. Release the mouse and any part that was inside the new marquee is removed.
5. Click Done.
You return to Edit, where you can select an editing tool or a special effect to apply to the selection.
Applying edits or effects to selections
You can use the Selections tool to isolate an area of an image. Once selected, you can apply many of the editing tools such as color
and exposure, or any of the special effects filters, to the selected area. An active selection in an image looks like a line of marching
ants.
To apply an edit or effect to a selection:
1. Use the Selections
tool to create a selection, then click Done to return to Edit. The selection remains active.
2. Select a tool to use from any of the following groups:
Exposure/Lighting
Color
Detail
Add (Special Effects)
3. Use the tool to edit the image.
Use any of these special selections options:
Show Selection Click to show or hide the marching ants around the selection. Hiding the selection line makes it easier
to judge the effect of various effects.
Use Selection Click to use the selection or apply the edit or effect to the whole image. This control means you can edit
just the selection, then deselect Use Selection and apply another edit to the whole image without
clearing the selection.
Invert Selection Click to invert the selection.
Modify Click to return to Selections to modify your selection on the image. When you make a new selection and
click Done, you return back to the editing tool you were using previously.
Feathering Drag to increase or decrease the blurring between the edge of the selection and the edit or effect.
Feathering prevents an unnatural or sharp transition between the selection and the rest of the image
as it blends the edges. This control also makes it unnecessary for your selection to be perfectly on the
edge of the area you want to select.
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