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ELLIPTICAL MARQUEE TOOL

Learn how to make oval and circular selections

with the Elliptical Marquee tool in Photoshop

Select the Elliptical Marquee tool (M) from the toolbar.

Specify one of the selection options in the option bar - New, Add to,

Subtract From, and intersect with to get the selection you want.

Specify a feathering setting in the option bar. Turn anti-aliasing on or off

and set the selection style to normal, Fixed Ratio, and Fixed Size, for the

Elliptical Marquee tool.

Click and drag the image over the area you want to select. Hold down the

shift key and drag in any direction to constrain your elliptical marquee to a

circle. Hold down Alt (Win)/Option (Mac) as you drag to make an elliptical

selection from the center out.

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