Adobe photoshop elements User Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS
User Guide
To use the magic wand tool:
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Select the magic wand tool ( ).
2
In the options bar, specify whether to create a 
new selection ( ), add to an existing selection ( ), 
subtract from a selection ( ), or select an area 
intersected by other selections ( ). The magic 
wand cursor changes depending on which option 
is selected.
3
For Tolerance, enter a range of pixel values, 
ranging from 0 to 255. Enter a low value to select 
colors very similar to the pixel you click, or enter a 
higher value to select a broader range of colors. 
4
To define a smooth edge, select Anti-aliased. 
5
To select only adjacent areas using the same 
colors, select Contiguous. Otherwise, all pixels 
using the same colors will be selected.
6
To select colors using data from all the visible 
layers, select Use All Layers. Otherwise, the magic 
wand tool selects colors from the active layer only. 
7
In the image, click the color you want to select. 
If Contiguous is selected, all adjacent pixels within 
the tolerance range are selected.
Adjusting pixel selections
You can adjust and refine your pixel selections 
using the selection tools and a variety of 
commands in the Select menu. 
In addition, you can apply geometric transforma-
tions to change the shape of a selection border. 
(See “Transforming layers, selections, and shapes” 
on page 126.)
Moving, hiding, or inverting a selection
You can move a selection border around an image, 
hide a selection border, and invert a selection so 
that the previously unselected part of the image 
is selected.
To move a selection border: 
1
Using any selection tool, select new 
selection ( ) from the options bar, and position 
the pointer inside an existing selection border. The 
pointer changes to indicate that you can move the 
selection ( ).
2
Drag the border to enclose a different area of 
the image. You can drag a selection border partly 
beyond the canvas boundaries. When you drag 
it back, the original border reappears intact. 
You can also drag the selection border to another 
image window.
To control the movement of a selection: 
To constrain the direction to multiples of 45°, 
begin dragging, and then hold down Shift as you 
continue to drag. 
To move the selection in 1-pixel increments, 
use an arrow key. 
To move the selection in 10-pixel increments, 
hold down Shift, and use an arrow key.