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Modify Selections

This Tutorial will Show you the 11 most used shorcuts for working with selections, you can combine multiple selection methods by adding subtracting, you can shrink, grow, tweak it in many ways.

1.- Adding To A Selection
If you want to add to a selection, press the SHIFT key.
You can also press the ADD TO SELECTION button in the OPTION bar.
A plus sign will appear next to cursor to let you know you are adding to the current selection.

2.- Subtracting From A Selection
To Subtract from a selection, press the ALT key.
You can also press the SUBTRACT FROM SELECTION button in the OPTION bar.
A minus sign will appear next to cursor to let you know you are subtracting to the current selection.


3.-Intersecting Selections
When you have an area selected, you can create a second overlapping area that subtracts the common intersecting areas. Select the area first, then press SHIFT+ALT as you make the second selection selection that overlaps the first. An X will be visible next to the cursor when you do this, then release the mouse and the keys, and the intersecting area will remain selected.





Nudging A Selection
When you have an area selected, you can nudge that selection one pixel at a time by pressing the arrow keys.




Inverting A Selection
Choose Select, Inverse. When you do this it will select the exact opposite of what is already selected.




Smoothing A Selection
This action will round the corners or sharp edges. To do this go to SELECT, MODIFY, SMOOTH. When the Smooth Selection box appears, enter the desired value from 1 to 16 pixels, click OK.




Expanding A Selection
This name speaks for itself, all it does is expand the selection, for this go to SELECT, MODIFY, EXPAND, When the Expand Selection box appears, enter the desired value from 1 to 16 pixels, click OK.