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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