Paint Shop Pro X User Guide - FTP - Corel Corporation

To create a selection by using the Selection tool1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Selection tool from the Selection tool flyout.2 On the Tool Options palette, choose one of the following options:• Selection Type — lets you choose the shape of the selection area• Mode — lets you choose to replace, add, or remove an existing selection.Replace is the default setting.• Feather — lets you soften the edges of a selection by specifying a fade width inpixels (0 to 200)• Anti-alias — lets you apply a smooth edge to a selection by making the pixelsalong its edges semitransparentNote: After you create a selection, changes to the settings in the Tool Optionspalette apply to the next action, not to the current selection.3 Drag to make the selection.As you drag, a border indicates the selection. When you finish dragging, theselection’s border becomes a marquee.You can modify the options for the active selection by choosing SelectionsModify and choosing the command you want from the menu.To create a selection by using the Freehand Selection tool1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Freehand Selection tool from the Selectiontool flyout.2 On the Tool Options palette, choose one of the following from the Selection Typedrop-list:• Edge Seeker• Freehand• Point to Point• Smart Edge3 On the Tool Options palette, choose any of the following options:• Feather — lets you soften the edges of a selection by specifying a fade width (0to 200 pixels)• Smoothing — lets you specify the amount of smoothing that you want to applyto the selection border• Anti-alias — lets you apply a smooth edge to a selection by making pixelssemitransparentWorking with selections 59