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Making a selection
Selecting an area of the image
1
Depending on the shape of the area you want to select, click the Select
Rectangle, Select Circle, Select Polygon, or Select Lasso button in the
tool bar.
2
Drag the mouse to select the area.
To deselect the area
Use any of the following methods.
• Click anywhere outside the area.
• Click the [Undo] button.
Cutting and pasting part of an image
1
Using the selection buttons in the tool bar, select the area you want to cut
from the image.
2
Click the Cut button in the tool bar.
This deletes the selected area from the image, and places it in the clipboard
(temporary storage).
3
Click the Paste button in the tool bar.
The cut out area appears in the center of the displayed image.
4
Drag the cut out area to where you want to paste it.
Hold down the mouse button on the cut area while moving it, then release
the button when the cut area is in the correct position.
5
Click on any part of the image outside the pasted area.
This confirms the pasting position.
If no area is selected, the
editing operation applies to
the entire image area.
On how to use selection
buttons, see “Image Editing
Window” (page 114).
• Use the Cut and Paste
combination to move a part
of an image.
• You can also drag the
selected area to obtain the
same effect.
• Once data is copied to the
clipboard, you can paste it
any number of times.
• If you then copy or cut
another selection to the
clipboard, this overwrites the
existing data.
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