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The Magic Eraser
Once you try the Magic Eraser, you're likely to wonder why the heck Adobe gave this pedes-
trian tool such an intriguing name. What's so magic about it? Not much, really. It's called
“magic” because it works a lot like the Magic Wand tool in that you can use it to select pixels
in a particular color or range (which you control with the Tolerance setting). Its icon even has
the same little starburst as the Magic Wand's icon to remind you of the relationship.
The problem, as Figure 12-20 shows, is that the Magic Eraser doesn't do as clean a job as the
other erasers. Still, it can be a big help in eliminating large chunks of solid color. Moreover,
if you're lucky, you may be able to clean up any ragged edges with the Refine Edge dialog
box ( Refining Selection Edges ) or the Defringe Layer command ( Extracting Objects ) . (To
use Refine Edge, you'll need to select the layer's contents, or click in the empty background
area with the Magic Wand, and then choose Select→Inverse.)
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