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Step 3:      Click and drag over the area which you want to select. A dotted oval/elliptical selection
                             will appear.













                                                        Using Elliptical Marquee Tool

                  To get a perfect circle selection you need to press and
                  hold the Shift key while dragging. You can also select a                   Tech Hint
                  single row or column by using the Single Row Marquee            To deselect a selection: Ctrl + D
                  Tool or Single Column Marquee Tool respectively.


                       Lasso Tool

                  Lasso Tool works like a pencil. This tool is also called freehand
                  selection tool. It is the easiest tool because you simply click and drag
                  your mouse around the object or area you want to select. You need
                  to be quite steady while using Lasso Tool. To make a selection, follow
                  the below steps:
                  Step 1:    Open an image in Photoshop.

                  Step 2:      Click on the Lasso Tool from the Tools panel. When you
                             select the Lasso Tool, the mouse pointer will change to a
                             small lasso icon     .                                               Using Lasso Tool
                  Step 3:      Click at the spot in the image from where you want to begin the selection, then drag to
                             draw a freeform selection.
                  Step 4:      To complete the selection return to the spot where you began and release your mouse
                             button. But, if you do not close the selection, Photoshop will automatically close the
                             selection for you by drawing a straight line from the point where you released your mouse
                             button to the point where you began.




                                                              Tech Fact

                      In Photoshop, you can use the shortcuts for the tools easily as they are written to the tool
                                name in the Tools panel. For example, the shortcut for Lasso Tool is L.



                       Polygonal Lasso Tool

                  Polygonal Lasso Tool makes a straight-edged selection around your object in the shape of a polygon.
                  It does not allow curve or freehand selections.



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