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Click on Tools → Selection Tools → Rectangle Select option.
OR
Press R on your keyboard.
Step 3 Click on the workspace and without releasing the mouse button, drag the mouse pointer
to select a rectangular portion of an image. A dotted rectangular line will appear around
the selection, indicating the selected area.
Once you are satisfied with the selection, use it for operations like cutting, copying, or applying filters.
Ellipse Select Tool
Ellipse Select tool is to select an oval or circular portion of an image. Perform the following steps
to use the Ellipse Select tool:
Step 1 Open an image in GIMP.
Step 2 Click on the Ellipse Select tool in the Toolbox.
OR
Click on Tools → Selection Tools → Ellipse Select
option.
OR
Using Ellipse Select tool
Press E on your keyboard.
Step 3 Drag the mouse pointer to select a circular portion of an image. A dotted elliptical line
will appear around the selection, indicating the selected area.
Once you are satisfied with the selection, use it for operations like cutting, copying, or applying filters.
Free Select Tool
Free Select tool, or Lasso tool, is used to select an object or a section of an image by drawing a
freehand border around it. Perform the following steps to use the Free Select tool:
Step 1 Open an image in GIMP.
Step 2 Click on the Free Select tool in the Toolbox.
OR
Click on Tools → Selection Tools → Free Select option.
OR
Press F on your keyboard.
Step 3 Click around the area of the image you want to
select. Each click will create a point, and GIMP will
connect the points with straight lines. To complete
the selection, connect the last point back to the
first point. You will see the selected area outlined.
Using Free Select tool
Once you are satisfied with the selection, use it for operations like cutting, copying, or applying filters.
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