Quick+Selection+Tool

=Using the Quick Selection Tool= The //Quick Selection// tool uses a brush tip to select parts of images. This powerful tool is useful for selecting the parts of an image which require great precision to reach. From this NASA image, you can see how precise your selecting can be with the //Quick Selection// tool.

Selecting the Image
As you drag the brush across the image, the //Quick Selection// tool presumes the content of your selection by adding parts of the image which have similar colors. The edges of the selection are created by excluding parts with contrasting color. These rules are amended when the brush passes over contrasting colors.
 * 1) If the //Toolbox// does not appear, from the //Window// menu, select //**Tools**// The //Toolbox// appears.
 * 2) On the //Toolbox//, click **QUICK SELECTION TOOL**[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/quickselect.gif width="26" height="24"]]**OR**If the QUICK SELECTION TOOL does not appear, on the //Toolbox//, right click **MAGIC WAND TOOL**[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/magicwand.gif width="23" height="24"]]» select //**Quick Selection Tool**//
 * 3) To change the size of the //Quick Selection// brush,Press [ **[** ] or [ **]** ] **OR**
 * 4) From the //Objects// toolbar, click the[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/downarrow.gif width="12" height="10"]]next to BRUSHSIZE
 * 5) In the //Diameter// section, move the slider to the desired brush size NOTE: The brush size is measured in pixels.
 * 6) Click and drag the mouse to make your desired selectionAs you drag the mouse, the tool presumes the edges of your selection based on nearby contrasts of color.

Adding & Subtracting Content
Once you have made a selection, you can use the //Quick Selection// tool to add or remove content based on nearby contrasts of color.
 * 1) Within your image, make a selection NOTES: Your image must be selected in some way before adding or subtracting from that selection.The selection does not need to be selected with the //Quick Selection// tool; any selecting tool will work.
 * 2) On the //Toolbox//, click **QUICK SELECTION TOOL**[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/quickselect.gif width="26" height="24"]]**OR**If the QUICK SELECTION TOOL does not appear, in the //Toolbox//, right click **MAGIC WAND TOOL**[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/magicwand.gif width="23" height="24"]]» select //**Quick Selection Tool**//
 * 3) To add content to your selection,
 * 4) From the //Objects// toolbar, click **ADD TO SELECTION**[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/addtoselect.gif width="23" height="21"]]
 * 5) On the image, click and drag the mouseThe area is added to your initial selection.
 * 6) To subtract content from your selection,
 * 7) From the //Objects// toolbar, click **SUBTRACT FROM SELECTION**[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/photoshopcs3/Images/buttons/remfromselct.gif width="23" height="21"]]
 * 8) On your selection, click and drag the mouseThe area is removed from your selection.