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Polygonal Lasso tool is perfect for outlining object with straight edges such as buildings. You can also simulate curving organic edge by using the refine edge tool later. (L) Short cut key to activate the Lasso, hold shift ...

Lasso tool is good for minor quick selection unless you have really good eye/mouse coordination or you are drawing from a tablet don't think about making precise selection. I rarely use freehand lasso as I find it difficult ...

After creating your selection you can further refine the edge of the selection. With the Refine Edge tool you can expand, contract, soften and even automatically trace the nearest edge. Refine edge is available in many selection ...

Rectangle and Oval Marquee tool is great for quick geometric selection for drawing shapes, creating boarders, outlining geometric object in a photo etc... Hit M on keyboard to activate the Marquee tool, hold Shift + M to ...

There is more to just making your photo smaller and trimming away unwanted edges to the Crop Tool. You can also add more pixel, align, match dimension of another file etc... You can access the Crop Tool by using the ...

If you need to quickly select an area of similar color such as replacing the sky or a green screen Magic Wand is your tool. Activate Magic Wand by hitting (W) key or select it from the tool box. Magic wand works by selecting ...

Why use a Pen tool to draw or make selection? Because it gives you better control and higher precision that other tools cannot give you.   Pen tool can be intimidating at first but once you learn it everything you touch with ...