Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

3. Complete the loop to select the item and then release the mouse.


4. To add more, click on the Add symbol in the Tool options bar and outline the
   additional area. You can also press and hold down the Shift key to add to an
   existing selection.


5. After the areas have been selected, release the mouse.


6. Choose Select, Inverse if you want to deselect the object and alter the back-
   ground.


7. Make whatever changes you want to the selected area.


8. Choose Select, Deselect or press Ctrl+D to remove the selection marquee.

Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool

The Rectangular Marquee tool is pretty straightforward. The important part to know

about this tool is that keyboard shortcuts are available. Follow these steps to use the

Rectangular Marquee tool:

1. Click on the Rectangular Marquee tool.


2. Before you draw a selection, press down and hold the Alt key. Now draw a
   selection. The marquee tool will draw from the center of the rectangle instead
   of the edge.


3. Press down and hold the Alt and the Shift keys and draw another selection
   (see Figure 10.14). Now the marquee is restricted to a square.

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FIGURE 10.13
Using the Lasso
tool.