Using selections
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Overview
Professional set of tools
Lasso
Quick, freehand selection; see Lasso.
Rectangle
Precise, rectangular area; see Rectangle and Circle selection.
Circle
Circle or ellipse shape; see Rectangle and Circle selection.
Poly
Polyline lasso; see Polyline and Path selections.
Path
Precise and editable Bézier path tool; see Polyline and Path selections.
Wand
Selects a closed area; see Wand tool.
Brush
Paint your selection with any brush; see Brush selection tool.
Color range
Select similar colors everywhere; see Color range selection tool.
Layer
Select the entire layer's non-transparent pixels; see Selecting layers.
Selection tools — access map
Impressive toolset.
Selection tools in the Editing Tools menu
Selecting layers
You can select non-transparent pixels from any single layer, a group of layers or from a layer mask. Learn more in the Using layers chapter.
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Layer panel
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Layer options pop-up