# PhotoshopElements

# Use the Quick Selection tool

The Quick Selection tool makes a selection based on color and texture similarity when you click or click-drag the area you want to select. The mark you make doesn’t need to be precise, because the Quick Selection tool automatically and intuitively creates a border.
Quick Selection Brush tool options

A.
  Quick Selection tool

B.
  Selection Brush tool

C.
  New selection

D.
  Add to selection

E.
  Subtract from selection

1. Select the Quick Selection Brush tool .
2. In the options bar, choose one of the following:
   New Selection
     Lets you draw a new selection. This option is selected by default.

   Add To Selection
     Lets you add to an existing selection.

   Subtract From Selection
     Lets you subtract from an existing selection. This option is only available after you make a selection.

3. Choose a brush from the Brush Picker in the options bar. If you want to select a large area, you can use a larger brush. For more precise selections, choose a smaller brush size.
4. Click or click-drag over the area that covers the range of colors in the object you want to select, and then release the mouse button.

   The selection border appears.

5. Do any of the following to refine the selection:

   - To add to the selection, click the Add To Selection button in the options bar, and click or click-drag across the area you want to add.

   - To remove an area from the selection, click the Subtract From Selection button in the options bar, and click or click-drag across the area you want to subtract from the selection.

   - To start a new selection, click the New Selection brush in the options bar, and click or draw to specify the new selection area.

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