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                <div><div class="section"><p>You
can use the Quick Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/quick_select_tool.png" /> to
quickly “paint” a selection using an adjustable round brush tip.
As you drag, the selection expands outward and automatically finds
and follows defined edges in the image.</p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the Quick Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/quick_select_tool.png" />.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify one of the selection options in the options bar:
New&#160;<img src="images/options_new_tool.png" />, Add
to&#160;<img src="images/options_add_to_tool.png" />, Subtract
from&#160;<img src="images/options_subtract_from_tool.png" />. </span> <p>New is the default option if nothing is selected. After
making the initial selection, the option changes automatically to
Add to.</p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>To change the Quick Selection tool brush tip size, click
the Brush menu in the options bar and type in a pixel size or move
the Diameter slider. Use the Size pop‑up menu options to make the
brush tip size sensitive to pen pressure or a stylus wheel.</span> <div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />When creating a selection, press the right
bracket (]) to increase the Quick Selection tool brush tip size;
press the left bracket ([) to decrease the brush tip size. </div></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose Quick Selection options.</span> <dl><dt class="dlterm">Sample All Layers</dt>
<dd>Creates a selection based on all layers instead of just
the currently selected layer.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Auto-Enhance</dt>
<dd>Reduces roughness and blockiness in the selection boundary. Auto-Enhance
automatically flows the selection further towards image edges and
applies some of the edge refinement you can apply manually in the
Refine Edge dialog with the Smooth, Contrast, and Radius options.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Paint inside the part of the image you want to select. </span> <p>The selection grows as you paint. If updating is slow,
continue to drag to allow time to complete work on the selection.
As you paint near the edges of a shape, the selection area extends
to follow the contours of the shape edge. </p>
 <div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="se_21" src="images/se_21.png" /><div class="figdesc">Painting with the Quick Selection tool to extend the selection</div><br /></div> <div class="para"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />If you stop dragging and then click
or drag in a nearby area, the selection will grow to include the
new area.</div></div>
<ul><li><p>To subtract from a selection, click the
Subtract from option in the options bar, then drag over the existing
selection.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To temporarily switch between add and subtract modes,
hold down the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) key. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To change the tool cursor, choose Edit&#160;&gt;
Preferences&#160;&gt; Cursors&#160;&gt; Painting Cursors
(Windows) or Photoshop&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt; Cursors&#160;&gt;
Painting Cursors (Mac&#160;OS). Normal Brush Tip displays the
standard Quick Selection cursor with a plus or minus sign to show
the selection mode. </p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>(Optional) Click Refine Edge to further adjust the selection
boundary or view the selection against different backgrounds or
as a mask. See <a href="WS9C5407FF-2787-400b-9930-FF44266E9168a.html">Refine selection edges</a>.</span></li>
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