# PhotoshopElements

# Use the Polygonal Lasso tool

The Polygonal Lasso tool draws straight-edged segments of a selection border. You can create as many segments as you need to draw a selection border.
Polygonal Lasso tool options

A.
  Lasso tool

B.
  Polygonal Lasso tool

C.
  Magnetic Lasso tool

D.
  New selection

E.
  Add to selection

F.
  Subtract from selection

G.
  Intersect with selection

1. Select the Polygonal Lasso tool from the toolbox.
2. (Optional) Set Polygonal Lasso tool options in the options bar located above your image:

   - Specify whether to create a new selection, add to an existing selection, subtract from a selection, or select an area intersected by other selections.

   - To soften the selection border so that it blends into the area outside the selection, enter a Feather value.

   - To smooth the edges of your selection, select Anti-aliased.

3. Click where you want the first straight segment to begin, and click a second time where you want the segment to end and the next one to begin. Continue clicking to create segments.

   If you make a mistake, press the Delete key to erase segments. You can switch from creating straight-edge segments to drawing freehand by pressing Option.

4. Close the selection border by doing one of the following:

   - Position the pointer over the starting point and click. A closed circle appears next to the pointer when you are over the starting point.

   - If the pointer is not over the starting point, double-click, or Command-click. A straight selection segment is drawn from your pointer to the starting point of your selection.

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