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To make a selection, follow the below steps:
                                                                                          Soft Hint
                 Step 1:   Open an image in Photoshop.
                 Step 2:   Click  on the  Lasso  Tool from the  Tools         To deselect a selection: Ctrl + D
                          panel.  When  you  select  the  Lasso  Tool,

                          the mouse pointer will change to a small lasso icon          .

                 Step 3:   Click at the spot in the image from where you want
                          to begin the selection, then drag to draw a freeform                                              INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP
                          selection.

                 Step 4:   To complete the selection return to the spot where
                          you began and release your mouse button. If you do

                          not close the selection, Photoshop will automatically
                          connect the last point you released to the starting
                          point with a straight line.                                           Using Lasso Tool
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                                       In Photoshop, you can use the shortcuts for the tools easily as they
                         Fun           are written with the tool name in the Tools panel. For example, the
                         Fact!
                                       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.
                                                                                                    Using Polygonal
                                                                                                      Lasso Tool
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