User Guide

Using Selections206
To invert a selection:
• Choose Select menu > Invert.
Creating Selections
Using Selection Tools
The Rectangular Selection, Oval
Selection, and Lasso tools create path-
based selections. With these tools, you
can create a new selection, add to the
current selection, or subtract from the
current selection.
You can also select the entire canvas.
To select an oval or rectangular
area:
1 Choose the Rectangular Selection
tool or the Oval Selection tool
from the toolbox .
2 On the property bar, click the New
Selection button.
3 Drag in the document window to
select an area.
Tip
•
To constrain your selection to a square
or a circle, hold down Control+Shift
(Mac OS) or Ctrl+Shift (Windows)
while making your selection.
To select a freehand area:
1 Choose the Lasso tool from the
toolbox .
2 On the property bar, click the New
Selection button.
3 Draw a freehand border around
the area you want to select in the
document window.
Note
•
If you draw an open path, Corel
Painter connects the endpoints with a
straight line before creating the selection.
To add to a selection:
1 Choose a selection tool from the
toolbox.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the Add to Selection but-
ton on the property bar, and
select the area you want to add.
•Hold down Shift, and select
the area you want to add.
Tip
•
You can add selections using any
combination of selection tools, including
the Magic Wand tool. If you add pixel-
based and path-based selections, the result
is a pixel-based selection. For more
information about creating pixel-based
selections with the Magic Wand tool, refer
to “Using the Magic Wand” on page 207.
Adding to a path-based selection.