Fill the work canvas – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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History
1. Select the part of the image you want to fill.
2. Choose Edit > Fill.
On the Background layer, press Delete or Backspace to quickly access the Fill dialog box.
3. From the Use menu, select one of the following:
Seamlessly fills the selection with similar image content nearby. For the best results, create a selection that extends slightly
into the area you want to replicate. (A quick lasso or marquee selection is often sufficient.)
Content-aware fills randomly synthesize similar image content. If you don’t like your original results, choose Edit > Undo, and apply
another Content-aware fill.
Click the inverted arrow next to the pattern sample, and select a pattern from the pop-up panel.
You can load additional patterns using the pop-up panel menu. Select the name of a library of patterns, or choose Load Patterns and
navigate to the folder containing the patterns you want to use.
(CC, CS6) You can also apply one of five included Scripted Patterns to easily create a variety of geometic fill patterns. Select Scripted
Patterns at the bottom of the fill dialog box, and then choose a fill pattern from the Script pop-up menu.
If Pattern is dimmed, you need to load a pattern library prior to making a selection. (See Manage pattern libraries and presets.)
Restores the selected area to the source state or snapshot set in the History panel.
Content-aware fill
A. Create selection that extends slightly into area you want to replicate B. Seamlessly replace selection with Content-Aware fill
Fill the work canvas
The work canvas surrounds the image area. You can fill the canvas with a different color that contrasts better with a given image.
Right-click the work canvas, and choose Gray, Black, or Custom. (To specify the custom color, choose Select Custom Color.)
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