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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

