# Selection tools

| Tool                  | How it works                                                                                                    |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Move                  | Click and drag to move or resize objects in layer.                                                              |
| Rectangular Marquee   | Drag-select rectangular area of a layer.                                                                        |
| Eliptical Marquee     | Drag-select eliptical area of a layer.                                                                          |
| Single Column Marquee | Click to select a one pixel column.                                                                             |
| Single Row Marquee    | Click to select a one pixel row.                                                                                |
| Lasso                 | Click and drag to create self-closing selection area.                                                           |
| Polygonal Lasso       | Click to create points that form selection area.                                                                |
| Magnetic Lasso        | Click to create points along an area within an image. Detects separate areas in image while creating selection. |
| Quick Selection       | Clicking an area in image will will select all similar neighboring areas.                                       |
| Magic Wand            | Click to select all neighboring pixels of the same color.                                                       |


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