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Using the Selection Tools

Selections are essential for creating and manipulating digital images, and Paint Shop Pro provides a number of tools for making selections. From the Tool palette, you can select one of three selection tools:

• The Selection tool

• The Freehand tool

• The Magic Wand tool

Each of these tools is discussed in the following sections.

The Selection Tool

The Selection tool enables you to make selections using different shapes. After choosing the Selection tool, you can set the desired shape in the Tool Options window. You can choose from a rectangle, a square, an ellipse, a circle, and many other shapes. Using the Selection tool is similar to using the Preset Shapes tool.

To try out the Selection tool, open a new 500×500 image at 72dpi ...