3. Working with Selections

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

Make specific areas of an image active using selection tools.

Reposition a selection marquee.

Move and duplicate the contents of a selection.

Use keyboard-mouse combinations that save time and hand motions.

Deselect a selection.

Constrain the movement of a selected area.

Adjust the position of a selected area using the arrow keys.

Add to and subtract from a selection.

Rotate a selection.

Use multiple selection tools to make a complex selection.

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