Graphics Programs Reference
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While pressing and holding the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key and the Shift key, you can
add the spacebar to reposition the selection as you are dragging with the Marquee tool. Release the
spacebar to continue sizing the selection.
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Choose Select > Transform Selection. A bounding box with anchor points appears around your selec-
tion. Use the bounding box's anchor points to adjust the size and proportions of the selection. Note that
you can scale proportionally by pressing and holding the Shift key when you transform the selection.
Transform your selection.
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When you are finished with the transformation, click the check mark ( ) in the upper-right corner of the
Options bar, press the Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) key to confirm your transformation
change, or press the Esc key in the upper-left corner of your keyboard to cancel the selection transform-
ation.
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Choose File > Save. Keep this file open for the next part of this lesson.
Changing a selection into a layer
You will now move your selection up to a new layer. By moving a selection to its own independent layer,
you can have more control over the selected region while leaving the original image data intact. You'll
learn more about layers in Lesson 8, “Introduction to Photoshop Layers.”
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With the tire still selected, click the Background layer to make it active. Press Ctrl+J (Windows) or
Command+J (Mac OS). Think of this as the
Jump my selection to a new layer
keyboard shortcut. Al-
ternatively, to create a new layer for your selection, you can select Layer > New > Layer Via Copy. The
selection marquee disappears and the selected region is moved and copied to a new layer called Layer
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A new layer created from the selection.
