User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To make a circular selection:
If no selection exists, press Shift and drag the Oval Marquee tool in an image. If a selection exists
in the image, pressing Shift adds to the selection.
To expand a selection marquee from the center:
If no selection exists, press Ctrl and drag the Marquee or Oval Marquee tool. You can press
Ctrl+Shift to constrain the selection marquee and expand it from the center.
To select single rows or columns:
1. Select the Row Selection tool or the Column Selection tool. If the paint object isn’t in edit
mode, click it.
2. Click a single pixel to select all pixels in the same row or column in the image. A dashed
border outlines the selected row or column. Or, press and hold the mouse button to see a
selection outline, and move the pointer to position the selection outline. Release the mouse
button to set the selection, and a dashed border outlines the selected row or column.
When working in high-resolution images, you can zoom to 400% magnification or higher to see the
pixels you want to select.
To select areas with the Lasso tools:
Lasso tools
1. Place the paint object into edit mode.
2. Select either Lasso tool.
3. Drag in the image to outline a selection. Canvas connects the starting and ending points with
a straight line. A dashed border outlines the selected areas.
Lasso options
To set options before using the Lasso tools, use the settings in the Properties bar.
Feather Radius To soften the edge of selections made with the Lasso tool, enter the
feather range in pixels in the Feather Radius box.
Anti-Aliased To slightly soften the edge of selection made with the Lasso tool,
select the Anti-Aliased check box.
Omit Color To keep pixels that match the current background color from being
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