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                    Select with the Magic Wand tool
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                <div><div class="section"><p>The
Magic Wand tool lets you select a consistently colored area (for
example, a red flower) without having to trace its outline. You
specify the color range, or <dfn class="term">tolerance</dfn>, for the Magic
Wand tool’s selection, based on similarity to the pixel you click. </p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You cannot use the Magic Wand tool on an image
in Bitmap mode or on 32‑bits-per-channel images.</div></div>
<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the Magic Wand tool&#160;<img src="images/P_SimilarSelect_Lg_N.png" />.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify one of the selection options in the
options bar. The Magic Wand tool’s pointer changes depending on
which option is selected. </span> <div class="para"><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="se_20" src="images/se_20.png" /><div class="figdesc">Selection options</div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>New</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Add To</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Subtract
From</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>Intersect With</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the options bar, specify any of the following:</span> <dl><dt class="dlterm">Tolerance</dt>
<dd>Determines the similarity or difference of the pixels
selected. Enter a value in pixels, ranging from 0 to 255. A low
value selects the few colors very similar to the pixel you click.
A higher value selects a broader range of colors. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Anti-aliased</dt>
<dd>Creates a smoother-edged selection. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Contiguous</dt>
<dd>Selects
only adjacent areas using the same colors. Otherwise, all pixels
in the entire image using the same colors are selected.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Sample All Layers</dt>
<dd>Selects
colors using data from all the visible layers. Otherwise, the Magic
Wand tool selects colors from the active layer only. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the image, click the color you want to select. If
Contiguous is selected, all adjacent pixels within the tolerance
range are selected. Otherwise, all pixels in the tolerance range
are selected.</span></li>
<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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