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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. To use this tool, follow the below steps:
                 Step 1:    Open an object or image in which you want to
                         make a selection.

                 Step 2:   Click and hold the left mouse button pressed on
                         the small arrow icon in the bottom right corner
                         of the Lasso Tool. A flyout menu appears.
                 Step 3:   Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool from the flyout menu.

                 Step 4:   Click  at the beginning  where  you  want to start  the
                         selection  and  then  continue  clicking  to  set  the
                         endpoints  to  select  the object.   A  small  circle will
                         appear  in  the  bottom  right  corner of the  mouse
                         pointer  when you  are close  to  the starting  point  to complete  the
                         selection.

                 Step 5:   To close the selection, double-click anywhere with the Polygonal
                         Lasso Tool. Photoshop will automatically close the selection with a
                         straight line from the point you clicked to your initial starting point.

                                                                                              Using Polygonal Lasso Tool


                                                            Tech Hint
                                To remove a point while using Polygonal Lasso Tool: Backspace key





                      Magnetic Lasso Tool

                 Magnetic Lasso Tool is an edge detection tool which searches for the edge of the object as you move
                 your mouse pointer around the object. It makes the selection on the edges and clings to it. It performs
                 best when your image has a lot of contrast between the foreground and background elements—for
                 example, a basket full of fruits with light coloured background wallpaper.

                 Perform the following steps to use the Magnetic Lasso Tool:
                 Step 1:  Open an Image in Photoshop.

                 Step 2:  Select the Magnetic Lasso Tool from the Tools panel.


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