User Guide

Chapter 5: Painting And Image Editing
The range of colors selected by Grow and Similar is based on the Tolerance setting in the
Wand dialog box (see "To adjust the tolerance of the Wand tool:" on page 488).
The Grow command selects similar colors that are adjacent to the current selection. The Similar
command selects similar colors throughout the image.
The Grow and Similar commands are available for all image modes except Black & White.
To use the Grow command:
1. Ensure the image is in image edit mode.
To select similar colors throughout an image, you can also use the Select throughout
image check box in the Wand dialog box (see "To adjust the tolerance of the Wand
tool:" on page 488).
2. Select the Wand tool and click it on the area that you want to select ("To use the Wand tool:"
on page 488).
3. Choose Image | Select | Grow and similar colors that are adjacent to the current selection will
be selected.
To use the Similar command:
1. Ensure the image is in image edit mode.
2. Select the Wand tool and click it on the area that you want to select (see "To use the Wand
tool:" on page 488).
3. Choose Image | Select | Similar and similar colors throughout the image will be selected.
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