Making pixel selections

You can select pixels in an image by dragging with the marquee tools or lasso tools, or by targeting color areas with the magic wand tool. In Photoshop, you can also use the Color Range command. Making a new selection replaces the existing one. Additionally, you can create selections that add to a selection, subtract from a selection, select an area intersected by other selections, or select the union of a new selection and the current selection.

Related Subtopics:

Using the Select menu
Using the marquee tools
Using the lasso, polygonal lasso, and magnetic lasso tools
Setting options for the lasso, polygonal lasso, and magnetic lasso tools
Using the magic wand tool
Using the Color Range command (Photoshop)
Creating selections from slices (ImageReady)