# About selections

Photoshop Elements contains several selection tools that suit different kinds of selections. For example, the Elliptical Marquee tool selects circular and elliptical areas, and the Magic Wand tool can select an area of similar colors with one click. More complex selections can be made with one of the Lasso tools. You can even smooth the edges of a selection with feathering and anti-aliasing.

Note: Selections are limited to the active layer—to make changes to all layers at once, you first need to flatten the image.
Selection made with Elliptical Marquee tool, color adjusted in selected area
Related Information

- Flatten an image
- Define a feathered edge for a selection tool
- Smooth the edges of a selection by anti-aliasing

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