ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 9
Selecting parts of an image
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2 Choose Select > Feather.
3 Type a value between .2 and 250 in the Feather Radius text box, and click OK. The feather radius defines the width
of the feathered edge.
Moving and copying selections
Move a selection
The Move tool lets you cut and drag a pixel selection to a new location in the photo. You can also use the tool to
move or copy selections between photos and between photos in other applications.
Moving a selection from one photo into another using the Move tool
To activate the Move tool when another tool is selected, hold down Ctrl (Command in Mac OS). (This technique does
not work with the Hand tool.)
1 In the Edit workspace, make a selection with a selection tool and select the Move tool from the toolbox.
2 (Optional) Change Move tool settings in the options bar.
3 Move the pointer inside the selection border, and drag the selection to a new position. If you’ve selected multiple
areas, all pixel selections move as you drag.
Move tool options
When you select the Move tool
, you can change the following settings in the options bar:
Auto Select Layer Selects the topmost layer that has pixels under the Move tool, rather than the selected layer.
Show Bounding Box Displays the bounding box around the selected item. The boxes on the sides and corners of the
selection border allow you to resize the selection.
Show Highlight On Rollover Highlights individual layers as the mouse hovers over the image. Click on a highlighted
layer to select and move it. Layers that are already selected do not highlight on rollover.
Arrange menu Moves the selected layer in front, in between, or in back of other layers. Options include Bring To
Front, Bring Forward, Send Backward, and Send To Back. To arrange a layer, select the layer, and then choose an item
from the Arrange menu.
Align menu Aligns the selected layers. Options include Top Edges, Vertical Centers, Bottom Edges, Left Edges,
Horizontal Centers, and Right Edges. Multiple layers can be aligned simultaneously. To align layers, select a layer, hold
down Shift, select another layer, and then choose an item from the Align menu.
Last updated 1/27/2011