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Lasso Tools
The Lasso tools are used to make freehand, polygonal, or magnetic selections in an image.

To use a Lasso tool:
1. Open a saved image.
2. In the Tools panel, click and hold the mouse button on the
Lasso tool.
A fly-out menu opens. 2
3. Select the required Lasso tool:

Lasso Tool To draw a free-form selection area.

Polygonal Lasso Tool To draw a polygonal selection area.
To draw a selection area that snaps to the edges of defined areas in
Magnetic Lasso Tool
the image.

The mouse pointer changes according to the selected lasso tool. 4.1
4. (a) With the Lasso tool:

4.1 Click and drag the mouse pointer over an area to draw a freehand
selection border.

4.2 Release the mouse button to close the selection border.
5.1
(b) With the Polygonal Lasso tool:
5.3 5.2
5.1 Click in the image to set the starting point for the selection border.

5.2 Click at the position where you want the first segment to end.
5.3 Continue to set endpoints for subsequent segments.

5.4 Click at the starting point to close the selection border.

(c) With the Magnetic Lasso tool: 6.1 6.2
6.1 Click in the image to set the starting point for the selection border.
6.2 Move the mouse pointer along the edge of an object you want to
select.
As you move the pointer, the selection border snaps to the edges of
the object in the image.

6.3 Click at the starting point to close the selection border.
Magic Wand Tool
The Magic Wand tool is used to select similarly coloured areas in an image.

To use the Magic Wand tool:
1. Open a saved image.
2. In the Tools panel, click and hold the Quick Selection tool . 2
A fly-out menu opens. 3
3. Click the Magic Wand tool.

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