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The shape of the mouse pointer changes to a .

4. In the Options bar, specify any of the following as desired:
• In the Tolerance box, enter a value in pixels, ranging from 0 to 255. Tolerance determines the
colour range of selected pixels. A low value selects colours very similar to the pixel you click.
A higher value selects a broader range of colours.
• Tick mark the Anti-alias option to create a smoother-edged selection.
• Tick mark the Contiguous option to select areas in the image adjacent to the selected colour,
else all pixels in the entire image using the same colour are selected.
• Tick mark the Sample All Layers to select colours from all visible layers, else the Magic Wand
tool selects colours from the active layer only.
5. Click the colour in the image you want to select.

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Photoshop selects the areas in the image as per the specified options.
6. To add to your selection, press Shift key and then click another location in the image.

Move Tool
The Move tool is used to move a selected part of an image from one location in the file to another.
To use the Move tool:
1. Open a saved image.
2. Select the part of the image you want to move.

3. In the Tools panel, click the Move tool.
The mouse pointer changes to a sign.
4. Click and drag the selected part of the image 2
to another location. 4
The selection gets moved to the new location.

Crop Tool
The Crop tool is used to remove unwanted parts from an image.
To use the Crop tool: 3
1. Open a saved image.
2. In the Tools panel, click the Crop tool.
Borders appear around the edges of the image.
3. Drag a corner handle to crop the image diagonally or an edge
handle to crop the image along that edge.

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