Adjust selections manually – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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Choose View > Extras. This command shows or hides selection edges, grids, guides, target paths, slices, annotations, layer borders, count,
and smart guide.
Choose View > Show > Selection Edges. This toggles the view of the selection edges and affects the current selection only. The selection
edges reappear when you make a different selection.
Select the unselected parts of an image
Choose Select > Inverse.
You can use this option to select an object placed against a solid-colored background. Select the background using the Magic Wand tool
and then invert the selection.
Adjust selections manually
You can use the selection tools to add to or subtract from existing pixel selections.
Before manually adding to or subtracting from a selection, you may want to set the feather and anti-aliasing values in the options bar to the same
settings used in the original selection.
Add to a selection or select an additional area
1. Make a selection.
2. Using any selection tool, do one of the following:
Select the Add To Selection option
in the options bar, and drag to add to the selection.
Hold down Shift, and drag to add to the selection.
A plus sign appears next to the pointer when you’re adding to a selection.
Subtract from a selection
1. Make a selection.
2. Using any selection tool, do one of the following:
Select the Subtract From Selection option
in the options bar, and drag to intersect with other selections.
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and drag to subtract another selection.
A minus sign appears next to the pointer when you’re subtracting from a selection.
Select only an area intersected by other selections
1. Make a selection.
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