Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual

Select Menu

Here's where you make, modify, and save selections in your image. See Chapter 5 for more about selections.

All

Choose this command or press Ctrl+A to select your entire image.

Deselect

Use this command or press Ctrl+D to remove all selections from your image.

Reselect

If you apply the Deselect command, but then want your selection back again, choose this menu item or press Shift+Ctrl+D.

Inverse

This command switches the selected and unselected areas of your image. The area that wasn't previously selected is now selected, and the previously selected area is now unselected. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Ctrl+I.

All Layers

Use this command to select all the layers in your image, including hidden layers.

Deselect Layers

Choose this option to unselect all the layers in your image.

Similar Layers

Use this command to select all the layers of your image that are the same type, such as all Adjustment layers or all regular layers.

Feather

Choose this option or press Alt+Ctrl+D to feather (blur) the edges of a selection (The Magic Wand).

Refine Edge

This new command lets you groom the edges of a selection (Selecting with a Brush).

Modify

These commands let you change the size or edges of your selection. They're all explained in Chapter 5.

• Border selects the edge of your selection (Making a Selection Larger or Smaller).

• Smooth rounds the corners of selections (Making a Selection Larger or Smaller).

• Expand moves the edge of your selection outward (Making a Selection Larger or Smaller).

• Contract moves the edge ...