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This document was created by an unregistered ChmMagic, please go to http://www.bisenter.com to register it. ThanksWhat's That Thing?Notice that some of the tool icons have a tiny black triangle in thelower-right corner of their icons. This means that there are more tools ofthe same general kind available on a pop-up menu. Point to any tool thathas a triangle, click, and hold down the mouse button to see what othertools are available.Selection ToolsAt the top of the toolbox is a group of tools called Selection tools. They are used to select all or part of a picture. There are three kinds: theMarquees, the Lassos, and the Magic Wand. A selected area is indicated onscreen by a blinking selection border, called a marquee afterthe movie theater marquee lights that flash on and off. Click and drag the Marquee and Lasso tools over the part of an image you want toselect. Figure 1.5 shows the pop-up menus for the Marquee and Lasso Selection tools.Figure 1.5. The Marquee and Lasso Selection tools.The Magic Wand selects by color. You can set the degree of similarity it demands, and just click to select all pixels of that color, or only theadjacent pixels that match. The final tool in this set is the Move tool. After you have made a selection, use the Move tool to move theselected area to another place in the image.Painting Tools