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THE SELECTION TOOLS:

THE CONTROL BAR FOR THE SELECTION TOOLS:

NEW SELECTION

ADD TO SELECTION

SUBSTRACT FROM SELECTION

INTERSECT SELECTION

ADDS A FEATHER EFFECT

ANTI-ALIAS MAKES
SOFT EDGES

DEFINE SPECIFIC SIZE

REFINE EDGE LETS YOU CHANGE THE EDGE OF THE SELECTION

CHANGE THE VIEW

ADJUST THE EDGE OF THE SECLECTION

SMOOTHES THE EDGE

ADDS FEATHER EFFECT

ADDS HARD EDGE

ADDS OR SUBSTRACT
FROM THE SELECTION

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THE SELECTION MENU:

SELECTS EVERYTHING IN THE IMAGE

DESELECTS THE SELECTION

SELECTS THE INVERSE OF THE IMAGE

THE MAGIC ERASER TOOL:

THIS IS NOT A SELECTION TOOL, BUT VERY USEFULL TO DELETE A PLAIN BACKGROUND

REMEMBER THAT VERY OFTEN YOU NEED TO USE SEVERAL SELECTION TOOLS
TO GET THE CORRECT AREA SELECTED - ALSO COMBINED WITH DIFFERENT
SETTINGS IN THE CONTROL BAR.

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THE MOVE TOOL AND TRANSFORM:

ROTATE

WHEN USING THE MOVE TOOL YOU CAN CHANGE THE SETTINGS IN THE CONTROL PANEL:

MOVE TOOL

THIS SETTING WILL
ACTIVATE THE LAYER
AUTOMATICALLY

ADD TRANSFORM CONTROL
BOX LIKE PICTURE BELOW:

DRAG TO CHANGE SIZE

DRAG TO CHANGE SIZE
SHIFT SHORTCUT
CONTROLS TO SCALE
PROPORTIONALLY

REMEMBER TO EXIT BY DOUBLE CLICK OR TO CLICK ON THE

SIGN IN THE CONTROL BAR

ALIGN, WILL BE ACTIVATED WHEN
MORE THAN ONE LAYER IS ACTIVATED