The Refine Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements

A picture showing how to use the Refine Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements to add pixels to a selection.
Overview of the Refine Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Refine Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements is a selection tool. It lets you add pixels to, or remove pixels from, an existing selection by automatically detecting images edges. You can also use the Refine Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements to manually
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The Auto Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user refining the initial selection made by the Auto Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of the Auto Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Auto Selection tool in Photoshop Elements was introduced in Photoshop Elements 2018. It lets Photoshop Elements attempt to automatically select an image object by having you draw a selection shape around it. This tool will not often perfectly select the entire object, at first.
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The Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements gives a more natural feel of painting on a canvas when making a selection. With this tool, you can either paint the pixels you want to select or the pixels you don’t want to select.
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The Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements makes pixel selections based on adjacent pixel color and texture similarity when you click and drag in an image. This can make creating precise selections with this tool difficult, depending on the edges within the
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The Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements lets you select a consistently colored area or region in an image without manually tracing its outline by hand. To use the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements, click the “Magic Wand Tool” button in
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The Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements is a great selection tool that lets the selection’s border “snap” to the pixilated edges of an element you trace in an image. This tool helps you select objects with complex, irregular edges set against
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The Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements lets you draw straight-edged selections to make irregular polygonal selection shapes. To use the Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements, click the “Lasso Tools” button in the Toolbox. In the Tool Options Bar, be sure
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Select Files in Windows 11 – Instructions and Video Lesson

A picture showing how to select files in Windows 11 in File Explorer using a selection marquee.
Overview of How to Select Files in Windows 11: How to Select a Single File in Windows 11             You must learn how to select files in Windows 11 within File Explorer to perform file management activities. To open File Explorer in Windows 11, click the “File Explorer” button in the taskbar. To select a
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