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<h2>Using Selection tools</h2>
<p>Use Selection tools to limit an effect, filter, coloration, painting, 
 or any other operation to a specifically defined area.</p>

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<p>You'll find the following Selection tools on the Tools toolbar:</p>
<p><img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL COLOURSELECTION;')" src="../graphics/ttb6.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Color Selection</B></span> tool <br>
Selects a region based on the color similarity of adjacent pixels. </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL RECTANGLESELECTION;')" src="../graphics/ttb20a.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> Rectangle Selection</B></span> tool<br>
Draws a rectangular or square selection. </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL ELLIPSESELECTION;')" src="../graphics/ttb20b.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> Ellipse Selection</B></span> tool <br>
Draws an ellipse- or circle-shaped selection. </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL FREEHANDSELECTION;')" src="../graphics/ttb20c.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> Freehand Selection</B></span> tool <br>
Draws a freeform selection area. </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL POLYGONSELECTION;')" src="../graphics/ttb20d.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> Polygon Selection</B></span> tool <br>
Lets you draw a series of line segments. </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL MAGNETICSELECTION;')" src="../graphics/ttb20e.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> Magnetic Selection</B></span> tool <br>
Isolates part of an image by tracing around an edge. </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img onload="style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="window.external.DoIt('SELECTTOOL TEXTSELECTION;')" src="../graphics/ttb19b.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> <a href="Creating_and_editing_text.htm">Text 
 Selection</B></span> tool</a> (on the Text tools flyout)<br>
Creates a selection in the form of text. </p>

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<h4>To create a selection:</h4>
<ul><li class=P-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet>Click a Selection tool, 
 then click, draw, or drag on the image to define your selection region. 
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	<br>
	<img src="../graphics/Selection_Ellipse.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="156px" height="145px" border="0" class="img_whs3"><br>
	<br>
	To cancel a selection, press <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Ctrl 
 + D</B></span>.</p></li>
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