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The Magic Wand tool, also nested under the Object Selection tool, is an easy way to
select large areas of solid color.

• The first options in the Options
bar are the same as those for the
Marquee tools (New, Add To,
Subtract From, and Intersect).
• Tolerance is the degree of
variation between the color you
click and the colors Photoshop
will select. Higher tolerance
values select a larger range based
on the color you click.
• The Anti-alias check box allows
edges to blend more smoothly
into the background, preventing
a jagged appearance. Anti-aliasing
is the process of blending shades of pixels to create the illusion of sharp lines.
• When Contiguous is selected, the tool only selects adjacent areas of the color; unchecking this
option allows you to select all pixels within the tolerance, even if some are noncontiguous.
• By default, selections relate to the active layer only. You can check Sample All Layers to
make a selection of all layers in the file.
• The Select Subject button allows Photoshop to automatically make a selection based on
what it determines to be the main “subject” of the photo.

• The Select and Mask button opens a special workspace where you can use a number of tools
to fine-tune the selection edge.

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