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Select Area Toolstyle
 Functions such as Rotate,
Scale, Copy, Filter and many others, can all operate on selected areas.
Before these functions can be used, an area must be defined; otherwise,
the whole layer is processed.
Areas are selected with the Magic Wand, the Rectangular or Polygonal
selection tool or the Automatic Multiple Objects picker.
Selecting rectangular areas: Activate the Rectangular Selection tool and
indicate the rectangular area by clicking and dragging the mouse until
you are satisfied with the size of the area. Cancel by clicking the
right mouse button
Selecting polygonal areas: Activate the Polygonal Selection tool and
freehand draw the polygonal area by clicking and holding down the mouse
button while drawing. To save time on longer lines, release the mouse
button and move the cursor to the end of the line. Continue by clicking
and holding down the mouse button continue freehand drawing of the area.
Close the area by double clicking. Cancel by clicking the right mouse
button.
Magic Wand (single object picker): To select connected symbols, activate
the Magic Wand and click on any part of the object. Cancel by clicking
the right mouse button. Note that this function is available for black /
white images only
Multiple Object picker: To select multiple objects inside a connected
border without selecting the border itself, activate the Magic Wand and
indicate a rectangle surrounding the objects of interest and release the
mouse button. Graphics inside the selected rectangle, which are
connected to graphics outside of the area, will not be selected. In the
example to the left, only the numbers will be selected. Note that this
function is available for black / white images only
In the example (top), only the numbers will
be selected when you use the Multiple Object picker.
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