Using the Marquee Tool
The Marquee tool selects rectangular portions of the bitmap.
1 Select the Marquee tool.
2 Click and drag the cursor over the bitmap.
3 After creating one marquee you can add or subtract areas:
• Hold Shift and drag to add additional sections of the bitmap
to the selection marquee.
• Hold Ctrl and drag to subtract sections of the bitmap from
the selection marquee.
4 Once drawn, click inside the marquee and drag it to move the
marquee to the desired position.
Using the Magic Wand Tool
The Magic Wand tool lets you select an area of a bitmap based on the color.
You can specify the color range, or tolerance, for the magic wand tool’s
selection.
1 Select the Magic Wand tool.
2 Adjust the Tolerance in DesignCentral.
Enter a low value to select colors very similar to the pixel you click, or a
higher value to select a broader range of colors.
3 Click the cursor over the bitmap.
Shift and Ctrl add or subtract areas from existing marquees.
Original bitmap with a Dragging while holding Final marquee
marquee
Shift
Marquee created with Magic Wand tool
Original bitmap with a Dragging holding Ctrl Final marquee
marquee
Using the Lasso Tool
The Lasso tool allows you to select a marquee by tracing its outline on the
bitmap.
1 Select the Lasso tool.
2 Click and drag the cursor over the bitmap to create a closed
shape.
You can add or subtract areas from an existing marquee by pressing
Shift and Ctrl.
3 Click inside the marquee and drag it to move the marquee to the
desired position.
Clearing Marquees
1 Select the bitmap with a marquee.
2 From the Bitmap menu, select Clear Marquee.
Inverting Marquees
1 Select the bitmap with a marquee.
2 From the Bitmap menu, select Invert Selection.
Converting Objects to Marquees
You can convert vector objects into marquees.
1 Place the vector object over the bitmap.
2 Select the bitmap and the vector objects.
3 From the Bitmap menu, select Convert Shape to Marquee.
Converting Marquees to Objects
You can convert marquees into vector objects.
1 Select the bitmap.
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