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CHAPTER 8 • Troubleshooting Tips
KillerTips
Photoshop CS
Ever have this happen? You draw a selec-
tion with the Rectangular Marquee tool (the
square/rectangular selection tool) and the
corners of your selection are rounded, rather
than nice and straight? This happens to a lot of
people, especially if they’ve been drinking. If
you haven’t been drinking but you’re suffering
from rounded-corner selections, look up in the
Options Bar, and you’ll see a field for Feather.
Chances are there’s some number other than
“0” in this field, and what’s happening is every
time you draw a selection with that tool, it’s
automatically feathering (softening) the edge. ...