‘,’ (comma) or ‘.’ (period) decreases/increases the (edge) Contrast (add the Shift key to go to the minimum/maximum Contrast). decreases/increases the Width (add the Shift key to quickly go to the minimum/maximum lasso Width). The Magnetic Lasso Tool Options- When using the Magnetic Lasso tool, the following shortcuts can help to quickly change tool options: Using the Marquee and Lasso tools - This video ( Using the Marquee and Lasso Tools) walks though the essentials of making selections using the Marquee tools for selecting geometric shapes, and the Lasso tools for selecting free-form shapes. Note: this edge option is also available for Select > Modify > Smooth, Expand, and Contract. When using Select >Modify > Feather, you can choose whether or not to apply the feathering along any of the edges of the image that the selection touches by enabling/disabling the “Apply Effect at Canvas Bounds” option.This video ( Five Ways to Soften the Edge of a Selection) demonstrates five different ways to feather a selection including feathering (or not) selections that touch the edge of the canvas (image area).If you prefer to leave the tool options at their default, you can add a feather after creating the selection by choosing Select > Modify > Feather (Shift + F6) and entering a value. Softening the Edge of a Selection - When using the Marquee and Lasso tools, tapping Return (Mac) | Enter (Win), will automatically highlight the Feather amount in the Options bar (adding a Feather softens the edge of the selection and is applied to the NEXT selection that you draw with the tool). Holding the Optionkey (Mac) | Alt key (Win) while dragging the Magnetic Lasso tool will toggle to the regular Lasso if you drag with the cursor and the Polygonal Lasso if you click with the cursor.Note: When starting with the Lasso tool, this shortcut might take a few tries to master as you have to be careful to release the Option/Alt key (to return from the Polygonal Lasso to the regular Lasso) while continuing to hold the mouse down. Toggling the Lasso Tools in Photoshop - Holding the Option key (Mac) | Alt key (Win) toggles the Lasso tool to the Polygonal Lasso tool and vice versa. This video ( 3, 2, 1, Ps! Seven Tips for Making Basic Selections in Photoshop) demonstrates several of the shortcuts above.
Release the spacebar (while still holding the mouse down) to continue creating the selection. Repositioning the Selection while Drawing - After starting to draw a selection using a Marquee or Lasso tool, press and hold the spacebar (while still holding the mouse down), then drag to reposition the origin of the selection. Selecting a Circle or a Square - Shift -drag constrains the Rectangular Marquee tool to a square and the Elliptical Marquee tool to a circle. Shift + Option -drag (Mac) | Shift + Alt -drag (Win) to produce the intersection of selections (the exception being the Quick Selection tool).ĭrawing a Rectangular/Elliptical Marquee from the Center - Option -drag (Mac) | Alt -drag (Win) with the Rectangular/Elliptical Marquee tools to create a selection from the center.Option -drag (Mac) | Alt -drag (Win) to subtract from the original selection.Shift – drag with the tool to add to an existing selection.Here are 25 of my favorite tips and shortcuts for creating selections in Photoshop!Īdd To, Subtract From, and Intersect Selections - The Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand, Quick Selection, and Object Selection tools all share the following shortcuts that can help when making complex selections: