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Perform the following steps to use the Quick Selection Tool:
Step 1: Open an image of object in Photoshop.
Step 2: Select the Quick Selection Tool from the Tools panel. When the Quick Selection
Tool is selected, the mouse pointer looks like a circle with a ‘+’ sign in the centre.
Step 3: Click on the object to select it. The area with same colour and contrast is selected.
Step 4: By default, the Quick Selection Tool is set to add to your selection. You can toggle INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP
to subtract from the selection by holding down the Alt key while clicking on the
area you want to remove from the selection.
Magic Wand Tool
Magic Wand Tool selects area of similar color pixels around it with just one click. One of
the most common uses of this tool is to remove the background of an image leaving the main
object in place. It works best when the image has a few colors only or the background and 99
the object is clearly differentiated.
Perform the following steps to use the Magic Wand Tool:
Step 1: Open an image in Photoshop.
Step 2: Select the Magic Wand Tool from the Tools panel.
Step 3: Set the Tolerance property in the Options bar. A higher value selects a wider range
of colours. For example, setting the Tolerance to 50 or more will select nearby
shades of the same tint/color.. Make sure that the Anti-alias and Contiguous
options are checked from the Options bar.
Options Bar of Magic Wand Tool
Step 4: Click on the area you want to select. It is often more effective to select the
background first and then invert the selection. To do this, go to the Select tab in
the Application Bar and choose Inverse.
Soft Hint
To invert the selection:
Ctrl + Shift + I
Using Magic Wand Tool

