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Adobe Photoshop CS2 |
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Lesson 6 |
In this lesson, you will learn how
to use the Rectangular Marquee tool
to select a rectangular object. |
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Introduction |
The following lesson will teach you
how to make a rectangular selection
using the Rectangular Marquee tool,
and how to reposition the selected
object using the Move tool. |
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Step #1: |
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Open a file that contains a
rectangular shape, such as a window
or a door. |
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Step #2: |
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From the “Toolbox”:
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Look for “Selection Tools”.
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Under “Marquees”, hold the
mouse button down above the small
triangle to reveal the hidden tools.
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Click to select the [Rectangular
Marquee] tool. |
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Step #3: |
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In the “Options bar”:
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Choose [ New Selection ] from
“Selection Options”.
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Enter 0 in “Feather”.
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Choose Normal as the “Style”.
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Step #4: |
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Place the tool’s pointer on the
upper left corner of the door’s
window.
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Hold the mouse button down and drag
the mouse diagonally towards the
lower right corner of the door’s
window (follow the direction of the
red arrow). |
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Step #5: |
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Release the mouse button when a
dotted line appears around the
door’s window. This line is called a
“Selection Border” or
“Marquee”.
If you cannot select the window
perfectly, you can reposition the
selection border slightly by:
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Pressing the arrow keys (on the
keyboard) to move the selection
border by 1-pixel increments. |
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Step #6: |
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From the “Toolbox”:
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Look for the “Selection Tools”.
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Click to select the [ Move ]
tool. |
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Step #7: |
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Place the tool pointer inside the
selection border.
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Press the left mouse button and drag
the selected area to the white wall.
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When the selected area is positioned
on the wall, release the mouse
button. |
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Step #8: |
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Go to the “Menu bar”.
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Choose Select > Deselect
Note:
Do not forget to deselect the
selection whenever you stop working
on an area of the photograph. If you
do not do so, effort may be wasted
before you realize that you have
been working on the wrong area. |
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The door window is now positioned on
the wall and there is a white
background where the window was cut. |
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Before |
After |
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Conclusion |
In this lesson, you learned how to
select a rectangular window and
reposition it using the move tool.
You also learned that moving a
portion of a digital image is
similar to cutting out a shape from
a piece of paper - a hole is made,
showing the default background
color. |
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