User Guide

Chapter 5: Painting And Image Editing
To select all pixels, with a paint object in edit mode:
Choose Image | Select | All. A selection border appears around the entire image.
Using pixel selection tools
Use the Marquee, Oval Marquee, Row Selection, Column Selection, and Lasso tools to select areas in
images.
Marquee Row Selection
Oval Marquee Column Selection
The Marquee tool selects rectangular areas. The Oval Marquee tool selects oval areas. The Column
Selection tool selects a single vertical column of pixels. The Row Selection tool selects a single
horizontal row of pixels. The Lasso tools selects odd-shaped areas.
The Marquee, Oval Marquee, Row Selection, and Column Selection tools are located in a tool palette
within the Painting tool palette. The Lasso tools are separate icons in the Painting tool palette.
These selection tools let you select any part of an image, from one pixel to all the pixels in the image.
By using modifier keys with these tools, you can add to and subtract from selections, and select the
overlapping area of two selections.
By subtracting a circle from a larger circle, for example, you can make a ring-shaped selection with
an unselected area inside. See "Modifying selections" on page 497.
To select rectangular or oval areas:
1. Place the paint object into edit mode.
2. Select the Marquee tool or the Oval Marquee tool.
3. Drag diagonally in the image; a selection rectangle or oval expands as you drag away from
the starting point. When you release the mouse button, a dashed border outlines the
selected area.
To make a square selection:
If no selection exists, press Shift and drag the Marquee tool in an image. If a selection exists in
the image, pressing Shift adds to the selection.
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