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    SELECTION TOOLS

                     Selection tools are used to select a specific part of an image or object so that we can edit only that
                     area without affecting the rest of the image. They are needed for tasks like cutting out a subject,
                     removing background, moving objects, applying effects, and retouching.

                     Some of the most useful selection tools are:

                       Rectangular Marquee Tool

                       Elliptical Marquee Tool
                       Freehand Selection Tool

                       Selection Brush Tool

                       Flood Select Tool (Magic Wand)
                       Pen Tool

                     Rectangular Marquee Tool

                     The Rectangular Marquee Tool is used to select a rectangular area of an image for editing, copying,
                     moving, or applying effects. Its advantage is that it provides a quick and accurate rectangular
                     selection, making editing faster and easier.

                                                 2  Select Rectangular Marquee        3  Click and drag the mouse on the
                                                Tool option from the drop-down.      image to create a rectangular selection.

                       1  Click and hold the
                      Rectangular Marquee Tool
                      from the Tool Panel.

                     The selected area will be highlighted with moving dotted lines.

                     You can deselect the pixel selection by clicking on the Deselect option in the Pixel menu   Pixel
                     Selection option.

                     Elliptical Marquee Tool                                                      To deselect the
                     The Elliptical Marquee Tool is used to select a round or oval area           selected area,
                     of an image. It helps in editing only the selected circular part, such   Short key  press
                     as cropping, cutting, copying, or applying effects.                             Ctrl    +   D

                                                                                                   or      Esc

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