Viewing selections

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You can turn a selection off and reactivate it later.

There are options available for controlling the display of the selection marquee, which is the visible border of the selection, and the selection overlay, which helps you distinguish selected areas from protected areas.

To turn off a selection

You can also turn off a selection by clicking outside it with the Oval Selection tool , the Rectangular Selection tool , or the Lasso tool .

To reactivate a selection

This command is available only if you have previously turned off a selection.

To hide or show the selection marquee

The drawing mode remains in effect even when the marquee is hidden. For more information, see Choosing the protected area of a selection.

To hide or show the selection overlay

To set selection view options

 

To	Do the following
Set the pixel transparency level contained by the marquee	Move the Marquee Threshold slider. Higher values will include lower opacity pixels.
Set the overlay color	Click the color picker, and choose a color.
Set the overlay opacity	Move the Opacity slider.
Choose an overlay preset	Choose a preset from the Preset list box.
Create a custom overlay preset	Click the Add Preset button . Note: To delete an overlay preset, click the Delete Preset button .
Overlay a selected area	Choose Selected area from the Overlay list box.
Overlay a protected area	Choose Masked area from the Overlay list box.
View the overlay after you complete a selection	Disable the Hide Overlay check box.