Rectangular Marquee Tool
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The rectangular marquee tool allows you to select a box within an image, you select the tool in Photoshop. Then you will drag a box around what you wish to select. Once selected you can manipulate the selected area, for example changing color. The advantages of this tool is that it is good for squares and rectangles, the downside is that it can only do squares and rectangles.
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Elliptical Marquee
The elliptical marquee tool allows you to select a circle, then choose what to do with it after. The advantage to the elliptical marquee tool is that it allows a clean circle to be selected, the downside to it is that it only works for circles.
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Elliptical Marquee Tool(continued)
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The advantage to the elliptical marquee tool is that it allows a clean circle to be selected, the downside to it is that it only works for circles. The advantage to the elliptical marquee tool is that it allows a clean circle to be selected, the downside to it is that it only works for circles.
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Magic Wand Tool
The quick selection tool allows you to select a value. Then you can use the "shift" key to add to the selection or the "alt" key to subtract. The advantage to using this tool is that it can easily select things with similar values, and the downside is that is can result in jagged and not smooth edges.
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Quick Selection Tool
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The quick selection tool allows you to select a value. Then you can use the "shift" key to add to the selection or the "alt" key to subtract. The advantage is that you can easily go over and select, then the downside is that it may not select everything, or result in uneven edges.
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Lasso Tool
The lasso tool allows you to make clean selections, and if you need to add or subtract you can use the "alt" for subtracting and "shift" to add. The advantage is that it can create any shape, but the downside is that its hard to be accurate.
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The Polygonal Lasso Tool
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The polygonal lasso tool allows you to click and make lines, and it makes clean lines. The advantage is that it allows clean lines to be created, but the downside is that it can't create any curved lines.
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The Polygonal Lasso Tool(continued)
The polygonal lasso tool allows you to click and make lines, and it makes clean lines. The advantage is that it allows clean lines to be created, but the downside is that it can't create any curved lines.
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The Magnetic Lasso Tool
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The Magnetic Lasso tool allows you to click and creates lines, the tool clings to the border or the object you're selecting. The advantage is that the magnetic tool generally makes the line without you having to. The disadvantage is that it can be unruly and get away from you.
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The pen tool is done by clicking and dragging to create points, the you use the handlebars to adjust the curve of the line.The advantage is that it allows clean lines with smooth edges,and takes up no space and that it is flexible. The downside is that it is very complicated and it takes time to get used to.
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