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Selection and Move tool basics

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Selection and Move tool basics

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- [Instructor] Alright, we're going to start things off by reviewing a few selection tool basics with the help of these guys right here, the geometric selection tools, which are the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee. The Rectangular Marquee tool select series in the shape of rectangles and squares, the Elliptical Marquee select series in the shapes of ovals and circles. And they're both incredibly useful. Those are the kinds of tools you'll use on a regular basis. These next two tools that don't have shortcuts, notice that and I'll come back to the shortcuts in a moment. They aren't nearly as useful, but I'll tell you how they work just in case. The Single Row Marquee Tool selects a row of pixels across the entire image, but it's just one pixel tall. The Single Column Marquee Tool selects an entire column up and down the image, but it's only one column wide. So me personally, I haven't used these tools, really ever,…

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