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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS
User Guide
parency, the pixels change to the background 
color; otherwise, the pixels are erased to trans-
parency. You can choose to erase contiguous pixels 
only or all similar pixels on the current layer.
Erasing similar pixels
To use the magic eraser tool:
1
Select the magic eraser tool ( ).
2
Enter a tolerance value. This defines the range 
of colors that can be erased. A low tolerance erases 
pixels within a range of color values very similar to 
the pixel you click. A high tolerance erases pixels 
within a broader range.
3
Select Anti-aliased to smooth the edges of the 
area you erase.
4
Select Contiguous to erase only pixels 
contiguous to the one you click, or leave 
unselected to erase all similar pixels in the image.
5
Select Use All Layers to sample the erased color 
using combined data from all visible layers.
6
Specify an opacity to define the strength of the 
erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels to 
complete transparency. A lower opacity erases 
pixels to partial transparency.
7
Click in the part of the layer you want to erase.
Using the background eraser tool 
The background eraser tool lets you erase pixels on 
a layer to transparency as you drag; this allows you 
to erase the background while maintaining the 
edges of an object in the foreground. The 
background eraser samples the color in the center 
of the brush, also called the hotspot, and deletes 
that color wherever it appears inside the brush. It 
also performs color extraction at the edges of any 
foreground objects, so that color halos are not 
visible if the foreground object is later pasted into 
another image.
Note: The background eraser overrides the lock 
transparency setting of a layer.
To use the background eraser tool:
1
In the Layers palette, select the layer containing 
the areas you want to erase.
2
Select the background eraser tool (
).
3
Choose a brush size from the pop-up palette in 
the options bar. To learn more about using pop-up 
palettes, see “Using pop-up palettes” on page 35.
If a brush is too large to fit in the palette, it appears 
as a smaller brush with a number indicating the 
actual diameter in pixels.
4
Choose a Limits mode for erasing:
Discontiguous to erase the sampled color 
wherever it occurs under the brush.
Contiguous to erase areas that contain the 
sampled color and are connected to one another.