Note: When starting with the Lasso tool, this shortcut might take a few tries to master as you have to be careful to release the Option/Alt key (to return from the Polygonal Lasso to the regular Lasso) while continuing to hold the mouse down. Toggling the Lasso Tools in Photoshop - Holding the Option key (Mac) | Alt key (Win) toggles the Lasso tool to the Polygonal Lasso tool and vice versa. This video ( 3, 2, 1, Ps! Seven Tips for Making Basic Selections in Photoshop) demonstrates several of the shortcuts above. Release the spacebar (while still holding the mouse down) to continue creating the selection. Repositioning the Selection while Drawing В- After starting to draw a selection using a Marquee or Lasso tool, press and hold the spacebar (while still holding the mouse down), then drag to reposition the origin of the selection. Selecting a Circle or a Square - Shift -drag constrains the Rectangular Marquee tool to a square and the Elliptical Marquee tool to a circle. Shift + Option -drag (Mac) | Shift + Alt -drag (Win) to produce the intersection of selections (the exception being the Quick Selection tool).Дrawing a Rectangular/EllipticalВ Marquee from the Center - Option -drag (Mac) | Alt -drag (Win) with the Rectangular/Elliptical Marquee tools to create a selection from the center.

Option -drag (Mac) | Alt -drag (Win) to subtract from the original selection.Shift вЂ“ drag with the tool to add to an existing selection.Here are 25 of my favorite tips and shortcuts for creating selections in Photoshop!ДЄdd To, Subtract From, and Intersect Selections - The Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand, Quick Selection, and Object Selection tools all share the following shortcuts that can help when making complex selections:

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