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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
4 If you chose the elliptical marquee, you can
select Anti-aliased in the options bar to smooth
the edges of your selection. (For more information
on anti-aliasing, see “Softening the edges of a
selection” on page 121.)
5 In the options bar, choose an option from the
Style pop-up menu:
• Normal to visually set the size and proportions
of the selection border.
When making a Normal selection, you can
press the Shift key as you drag to constrain the
selection to a square or circle.
• Fixed Aspect Ratio to set a width-to-height ratio
for the selection border. Enter values (decimal
values can be used) for the aspect ratio. For
example, to draw a marquee twice as wide as it
is high, enter 2 for the width and 1 for the
height.
• Fixed Size to specify values for the marquee’s
height and width in inches, centimeters, or
pixels. If you use pixel measurements, enter
values in whole numbers, and keep in mind that
the number of pixels in one inch depends on the
resolution of the image. (See “About image size
and resolution” on page 75.)
6 Do one of the following:
• To make a Normal or Fixed Aspect Ratio
selection, drag over the area you want to select.
• To make a Fixed Size selection, click in the
image to set the upper left corner of the
selection border.
By default, a selection border is created from one
of its corners. To create a marquee from its center,
press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while
making the selection.
To reposition a marquee tool selection while
dragging to define the selected area, hold down
the spacebar, and drag.
Using the lasso, polygonal lasso, and
magnetic lasso tools
The lasso and polygonal lasso tools let you draw
both straight-edged and freehand segments of a
selection border. With the magnetic lasso tool,
the selection border snaps to edges you drag over
in the image.
The magnetic lasso tool is especially useful for
quickly selecting objects with complex edges set
against high-contrast backgrounds.
To set options for the lasso tools:
1 Select a lasso tool in the toolbar.
2 In the options bar, specify whether to create a
new selection , add to an existing selection ,
subtract from a selection , or select an area
intersected by other selections .
3 If desired, specify feather and anti-aliasing
options. (See “Softening the edges of a selection”
on page 121.)
4 To use the tool, see the lasso, polygonal lasso, or
magnetic lasso tool instructions that follow.
To use the lasso tool:
1 Select the lasso tool , and select tool options
in the options bar.
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