The document is a chapter from an Adobe Photoshop manual describing various selection tools and keyboard shortcuts. It provides instructions on how to use selection tools like the marquee, lasso and quick selection tools to select objects. It also describes how to move, duplicate and refine selections. The chapter discusses using grids, guides and the history panel and how to create and modify keyboard shortcuts. The objectives are to learn how to effectively select and manipulate objects and customize keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop.

1. Adobe®
Photoshop® CS6
Chapter 2
Using Selection Tools
and Shortcut Keys

2. Objectives
• Explain the terms layout, perspective, and
storyboard
• Describe selection tools
• Select objects using the marquee tools
• Move and duplicate selections
• Use the History panel
• Use the Grow command and Refine Edges to
adjust selections
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3. Objectives
• Employ the lasso tools
• Subtract areas from selections
• Use grids, guides, and snapping
• Select objects using the Quick Selection and
Magic Wand tools
• Print to a PDF file
• Create and test new keyboard shortcuts
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4. Project – Advertisement Graphic
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5. General Project Guidelines
• Choose the correct tool
• Plan your duplications
• Use grids and guides
• Create files in portable formats
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6. Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool
• With the Rectangular Marquee Tool selected on
the Tools panel, drag to draw a rectangle around
the desired object to create a marquee selection
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7. Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool
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8. Using the Move Tool
• With the object selected, click the Move Tool button
on the Tools panel to activate the Move Tool
• If necessary, on the options bar, click the Auto-Select
check box so it does not display a check mark. If
necessary, click the Show Transform Controls check
box so it does not display a check mark
• Position your mouse pointer over the item within the
marquee, and then drag the selection to the desired
position
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9. Using the Move Tool
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10. Duplicating a Selection
• If necessary, click the Move Tool button to select
the Move Tool
• Press and hold the SHIFT and ALT keys while
dragging to duplicate and move the selection
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11. Using the Quick Selection Tool
• Click the Quick Selection Tool button on the Tools
panel to select it
• On the options bar, click the New selection
button, if necessary.
• Click the Auto-Enhance check box so it displays a
check mark
• Move the mouse pointer to one corner of the
desired object, and then slowly drag to select the
object
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12. Using the Quick Selection Tool
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13. Displaying the History Panel
• Click the History button on the vertical dock of
minimized panels
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14. Undoing Changes
Using the History Panel
• Scroll down in the History panel to display the last
few states
• Click the desired state in the History panel to go
back the desired number of steps
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15. Undoing Changes
Using the History Panel
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16. Refining Edges
• On the Tools panel, click the Quick Selection Tool
button to select it
• On the Quick Selection Tool options bar, click the
Refine Edge button to display the Refine Edge
dialog box
• Click the View button to display the refine edge
views
• Double-click Marching Ants to view the selection
as a marquee
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17. Refining Edges
• Drag the Radius slider to the desired setting
• Drag the Contrast slider to the desired setting
• Drag the Shift Edge slider to the desired setting
• Click the OK button in the Refine Edge dialog box
to apply the changes and close the dialog box
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18. Refining Edges
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19. Selecting Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool
• Right-click the Lasso Tool button on the Tools panel to
display the context menu
• Click the Polygonal Lasso Tool to activate the lasso
• If necessary, on the options bar, click the New selection
button
• Click the upper-left corner of the object, and then move the
mouse pointer to the right to create the first line
• Click the next corner
• Continue creating line segments by moving the mouse
pointer and clicking each time you need to change direction
• When you complete the lines all the way around, move the
mouse pointer until a small circle is visible, and then click to
complete the selection
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20. Selecting Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool
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21. Growing the Selection
• Click Select on the
Application bar to
display the Select
menu
• Click Grow to
increase the
selection border
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22. Displaying a Grid
• On the Application bar, click View to display the
View menu, and then point to Show to display the
Show submenu
• Click the Show Grids command to display the grid
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23. Creating a Guide
• Position the mouse pointer in the horizontal ruler
at the top of the document window
• Drag down into the image to create a guide at the
desired location
• Release the mouse button
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24. Creating a Guide
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25. Selecting Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool
• Right-click the current lasso tool button and then click
Magnetic Lasso Tool to select it from the context menu
• If necessary, on the options bar, click the New selection
button to select the tool
• Click the upper-left edge of the object to start the selection
• Move, rather than drag, the mouse pointer slowly along the
edge of the object to create the selection marquee. Click
the mouse when turning a corner to create an extra
fastening point
• When you get all the way around the object, double-click to
finish the lasso
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26. Selecting Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool
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27. Moving a Selection Using a Shortcut Key
• Press the V key to activate the Move Tool
• Slowly drag the selection to the desired location
• Press CTRL+D to deselect
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28. Selecting Using the Lasso Tool
• Right-click the current lasso tool button on the
Tools panel to display the context menu, and then
click Lasso Tool to select it
• If necessary, on the options bar, click the New
selection button
• Drag around the desired object to create a
completed lasso and then release the mouse
button to connect the beginning and end points
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29. Selecting Using the Lasso Tool
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30. Subtracting from a Selection
Using the Magic Wand Tool
• With the object selected, right-click the Quick
Selection Tool button on the Tools panel to display
the context menu
• Click Magic Wand Tool to activate it
• On the options bar, click the ‘Subtract from
selection’ button. Click the Anti-alias check box so
it does not display a check mark
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31. Subtracting from a Selection
Using the Magic Wand Tool
• If necessary, enter the desired tolerance in the
Tolerance box and then click to display a check
mark in the Contiguous check box
• Using the tip of the Magic Wand Tool mouse
pointer, click the white space outside the object,
but inside the selection marquee, to remove the
white color from the selection
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32. Subtracting from a Selection
Using the Magic Wand Tool
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33. Selecting Using the Elliptical Marquee
Tool
• Right-click the current marquee tool on the Tools panel to
display the context menu
• Click Elliptical Marquee Tool to activate the tool
• If necessary, click the New selection button on the options bar
• Right-click the current marquee tool on the Tools panel to
display the context menu
• Position the mouse pointer at the upper-left edge of the object
and then SHIFT+drag down and to the right to create a selection
• If necessary, press and hold the SPACEBAR key and then drag the
selection into position
• Release the mouse button before releasing the SHIFT and
SPACEBAR keys
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34. Selecting Using the Elliptical Marquee
Tool
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35. Subtracting Noncontiguous Pixels
of the Same Color
• On the Tools panel, click the Magic Wand Tool
button to select it
• On the options bar, click the ‘Subtract from
selection’ button if necessary. Double-click the
Tolerance box and then type the desired value to
replace the current setting
• Click the Contiguous check box to remove its
check mark
• Click the desired area in the selection
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36. Subtracting Noncontiguous Pixels
of the Same Color
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37. Duplicating and Scale
• With the Move Tool selected, ALT+drag the
selection to the desired location
• On the options bar, click the Show Transform
Controls check box to display a check mark
• SHIFT+drag a corner sizing handle toward or away
from the center of the selection to scale it
• On the options bar click the ‘Commit transform
(Enter)’ button to accept the transformation
• Press CTRL+D to deselect
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38. Duplicating and Scale
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39. Reselecting
• Click Select on the Application bar to display the
Select menu
• Click Reselect to display the previous selection
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40. Fitting Screen
• Select the Zoom Tool
• Click the Fit Screen button on the Zoom Tool
options bar
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41. Cropping a Selection
• Press SHIFT+M to select the Rectangular Marquee Tool
• Drag a rectangular marquee around the area of the image
you wish to keep
• Press the C key to activate the Crop Tool
• On the options bar, click the Delete
• Cropped Pixels check box so it displays a check mark, if
necessary
• Press the ENTER key twice to accept the cropping selection
and to complete the crop
• Press the M key to return to the Rectangular Marquee Tool
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42. Cropping a Selection
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43. Saving a Photo in the PDF Format
• Click File on the Application bar and then click Save As to
display the Save As dialog box
• Click the Format button to display the various formats you
can use to save Photoshop files
• Click Photoshop PDF (*.PDF;*.PDP) in the list to select the
PDF format, and then click the Save button to continue the
saving process
• Click the OK button to display the Save Adobe PDF dialog
box
• Click the Save PDF button to continue the saving process
• When Photoshop displays the second Save Adobe PDF
dialog box, click the Yes button to finish saving
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44. Saving a Photo in the PDF Format
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45. Creating a New Keyboard Shortcut
• Click Edit on the Application bar to display the Edit
menu, and then click Keyboard Shortcuts to
display the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog
box
• Click the Shortcuts For box arrow, and then click
Application Menus in the list
• In the Application Menu Command list, scroll
down and then click the triangle to the left of the
Window command to display the list of Window
menu commands
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46. Creating a New Keyboard Shortcut
• Scroll down and then click the desired command
to display a shortcut key box
• Press the desired shortcut key to enter a new
shortcut keystroke for the selected command
• Click the Accept button to set the shortcut key
• Click the OK button to close the dialog box
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47. Creating a New Keyboard Shortcut
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48. Testing a New Keyboard Shortcut
• Press the shortcut key to test the shortcut
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49. Returning to the Default Settings
for Keyboard Shortcuts
• On the Application bar, click Edit, and then click
Keyboard Shortcuts to display the Keyboard Shortcuts
• and Menus dialog box
• On the Keyboards Shortcuts tab, click the Set box
arrow to display the list
• Click Photoshop Defaults to choose the default
settings for shortcuts
• When Photoshop displays a message asking if you
want to save your changes, click the No button so
your previous changes are not saved
• Click the OK button to close the dialog box
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50. Returning to the Default Settings
for Keyboard Shortcuts
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51. Chapter Summary
• Explain the terms layout, perspective, and
storyboard
• Describe selection tools
• Select objects using the marquee tools
• Move and duplicate selections
• Use the History panel
• Use the Grow command and Refine Edges to
adjust selections
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52. Chapter Summary
• Employ the lasso tools
• Subtract areas from selections
• Use grids, guides, and snapping
• Select objects using the Quick Selection and
Magic Wand tools
• Print to a PDF file
• Create and test new keyboard shortcuts
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53. Adobe®
Photoshop® CS6
Chapter 2 Complete