Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
3.
Working with Selections
Lesson overview
In this lesson, you'll learn how to do the following:
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Make specific areas of an image active using selection tools.
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Reposition a selection marquee.
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Move and duplicate the contents of a selection.
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Use keyboard-mouse combinations that save time and hand mo-
tions.
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Deselect a selection.
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Constrain the movement of a selected area.
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Adjust the position of a selected area using the arrow keys.
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Add to and subtract from a selection.
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Rotate a selection.
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Use multiple selection tools to make a complex selection.
This lesson will take about an hour to complete. Download the
Lesson03 project files from the Lesson & Update Files tab on your
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if you haven't already done so.
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need to restore the start files, download them from your Account
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