Ellipse Select

Note: Ellipse Select is only available on the Paint tab.

With Ellipse Select , select an area of the picture by drawing a circle or ellipse with a rectangular selection box around it.

Select Ellipse Select

• In the toolbar, click Ellipse Select .

• Choose Edit > Ellipse Select.

Select an Area with Ellipse Select

1. Click Ellipse Select

   

   . The pointer changes to the ellipse select pointer 

   

2. Drag around the area that you want to select. The selection is shown by a dashed selection box.

3. To make a new selection, click outside the current selection, then draw a new ellipse.

4. To resize, drag a corner resize handle. Rotate the selection with the rotate handle. Drag inside the selection to move it to a new position.

5. Ellipse Select is enabled until another tool is activated, or you Control–click to deselect it.

Note: Use Add to Selection  with any select function to increase the area of selected objects, or use Remove From Selection

to make the currently selected area smaller.

Inserting or Pasting a Block

Object Select

Box Select

Point Line Select

Freehand Select

Magic Wand

Invert Selection

Select All

Deselect All

Replace Selection

Add to Selection

Remove from Selection