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Selection > Create Selection > Convert Paths to Selections

Convert Paths to Selections

Use the Path Tool on the Toolbar to convert paths to selections. The Path tool has the most advanced editing abilities.

You can use the Path tool to make a selection. It works by placing control points on an image first.

To start creating a path:

Select the Create function. Click on the screen to add the control points.

Convert path to selection:

Only closed path can be converted to selection. To convert path to selection, you have to close the path first. Double

click, right click, or click the first point again to close the curve. Click inside the closed curve to create a selection.

Convert the path to selection with Settings:

To create selection from the path, you have to close the path first. Double click, right click, or click the first point

again to close the curve. Then, select the Select > From Path menu item. In the Create Selection From Path dialog,

choose one of the following settings options:

Feather radius Defines how many pixels you want the selection borders to extend inside and outside the path.

(Enter an integer between 0 and 100.)

Anti-aliased Create a smooth transition between the selected pixels and surrounding pixels.

For multiple selections, you can select from one of the following Operations:

Replace selection

Add to selection

Subtract from selection

Intersect with selection