Make rectangular or elliptical selections

Make an elliptical selection

The Elliptical Selection tool lets you make elliptical or circular selections in your images.

1. Choose the Elliptical Selection tool by doing one of the following:

   • Click Elliptical Selection tool in the Tools sidebar or choose it from the grouped tools.
   • Choose Tools > Select > Elliptical Selection from the Tools menu at the top of your screen.

   • Press the Y key on your keyboard.

2. Drag in your image to make the selection.

   💡 Tip: To select a perfect circle, press and hold the Shift ⇧ on your keyboard before starting to select.

Make a rectangular selection

Using the Rectangular Selection tool you can easily make rectangular or square selections in your images.

1. Choose the Rectangular Selection tool by doing one of the following:

   • Click the Rectangular Selection tool in the Tools sidebar or choose it from the grouped tools.
   • Choose Tools > Select > Rectangular Selection from the Tools menu at the top of your screen.

   • Press the M key on your keyboard.

2. Drag in your image to make the selection.

   💡 Tip: To select a perfect square, press and hold the Shift ⇧ on your keyboard before starting to select.

Make a column selection

Using the Column Selection tool you can easily make vertical selections of a specified width.

1. Choose the Column Selection tool by doing one of the following:

   • Click Column Selectiontool in the Tools sidebar or choose it from the grouped tools.
   • Choose Tools > Select > Column Selection from the Tools menu at the top of your screen.

2. In the Tool Options pane, enter the width of the column into the Column Width field.

3. Click the image to make the selection. You can also click and drag a new selection to position it more precisely.

Make a row selection

Using the Row Selection tool you can easily make horizontal selections of a specified height.

1. Choose the Row Selection tool by doing one of the following:

   • Click the Row Selection tool in the Tools sidebar or choose it from the grouped tools.
   • Choose Tools > Select > Row Selection from the Tools menu at the top of your screen.

2. In the Tool Options pane, enter the height of the column into the Row Height field.

3. Click the image to make the selection. You can also click and drag a new selection to position it more precisely.