Adobe® Photoshop® CS6

Chapter 2

Using Selection Tools and Shortcut Keys

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• 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

Objectives

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• 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

Objectives

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Project – Advertisement Graphic

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• Choose the correct tool• Plan your duplications• Use grids and guides• Create files in portable formats

General Project Guidelines

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• With the Rectangular Marquee Tool selected on the Tools panel, drag to draw a rectangle around the desired object to create a marquee selection

Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool

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Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool

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• 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

Using the Move Tool

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Using the Move Tool

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• 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

Duplicating a Selection

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• 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

Using the Quick Selection Tool

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Using the Quick Selection Tool

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• Click the History button on the vertical dock of minimized panels

Displaying the History Panel

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• 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

Undoing Changes Using the History Panel

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Undoing Changes Using the History Panel

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• 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

Refining Edges

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• 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

Refining Edges

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Refining Edges

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• 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

Selecting Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool

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Selecting Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool

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• Click Select on the Application bar to display the Select menu

• Click Grow to increase the selection border

Growing the Selection

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• 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

Displaying a Grid

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• 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

Creating a Guide

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Creating a Guide

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• 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

Selecting Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool

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Selecting Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool

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• Press the V key to activate the Move Tool• Slowly drag the selection to the desired location• Press CTRL+D to deselect

Moving a Selection Using a Shortcut Key

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• 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

Selecting Using the Lasso Tool

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Selecting Using the Lasso Tool

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• 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

Subtracting from a Selection Using the Magic Wand Tool

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• 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

Subtracting from a Selection Using the Magic Wand Tool

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Subtracting from a Selection Using the Magic Wand Tool

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• 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

Selecting Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool

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Selecting Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool

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• 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

Subtracting Noncontiguous Pixels of the Same Color

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Subtracting Noncontiguous Pixels of the Same Color

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• 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

Duplicating and Scale

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Duplicating and Scale

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• Click Select on the Application bar to display the Select menu

• Click Reselect to display the previous selection

Reselecting

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• Select the Zoom Tool• Click the Fit Screen button on the Zoom Tool

options bar

Fitting Screen

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• 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

Cropping a Selection

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Cropping a Selection

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• 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

Saving a Photo in the PDF Format

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Saving a Photo in the PDF Format

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• 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

Creating a New Keyboard Shortcut

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• 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

Creating a New Keyboard Shortcut

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Creating a New Keyboard Shortcut

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• Press the shortcut key to test the shortcut

Testing a New Keyboard Shortcut

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• 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

Returning to the Default Settings for Keyboard Shortcuts

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Returning to the Default Settings for Keyboard Shortcuts

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• 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

Chapter Summary

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• 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

Chapter Summary

Chapter 2 Complete

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