# PhotoshopElements

# About the selection tools

The selection tools are located in the Tools palette, which is located, by default, on the left side of your screen.

Rectangular Marquee tool Draws square or rectangular selection borders. | Elliptical Marquee tool Draws round or elliptical selection borders. | Lasso tool Draws freehand selection borders. This tool is great for making very precise selections.
Polygonal Lasso tool Draws multiple straight-edged segments of a selection border. | Magnetic Lasso tool Draws a selection border that automatically snaps to edges you drag over in the photo. | Magic Wand tool Selects pixels of similar color with one click.
Quick Selection Brush tool Quickly and automatically makes selection based on color and texture when you click or click-drag an area. | Selection Brush tool Automatically selects or deselects the area you paint, depending on whether you’re in selection or mask mode. |

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