Select Area Toolstyle

Functions such as Rotate, Scale, Copy, Filter and many others, can all operate on selected areas. Before these functions can be used, an area must be defined; otherwise, the whole layer is processed.

Areas are selected with the Magic Wand, the Rectangular or Polygonal selection tool or the Automatic Multiple Objects picker.

Selecting rectangular areas: Activate the Rectangular Selection tool and indicate the rectangular area by clicking and dragging the mouse until you are satisfied with the size of the area. Cancel by clicking the right mouse button

Selecting polygonal areas: Activate the Polygonal Selection tool and freehand draw the polygonal area by clicking and holding down the mouse button while drawing. To save time on longer lines, release the mouse button and move the cursor to the end of the line. Continue by clicking and holding down the mouse button continue freehand drawing of the area. Close the area by double clicking. Cancel by clicking the right mouse button.

Magic Wand (single object picker): To select connected symbols, activate the Magic Wand and click on any part of the object. Cancel by clicking the right mouse button. Note that this function is available for black / white images only

Multiple Object picker: To select multiple objects inside a connected border without selecting the border itself, activate the Magic Wand and indicate a rectangle surrounding the objects of interest and release the mouse button. Graphics inside the selected rectangle, which are connected to graphics outside of the area, will not be selected. In the example to the left, only the numbers will be selected. Note that this function is available for black / white images only

In the example (top), only the numbers will be selected when you use the Multiple Object picker.