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The Select>Color Range menu command opens a dialog box that you can use to select areas of an
image based on sampled colors.
• On the right side of the dialog box,
the Eyedropper tool is selected by Eyedropper tool
default. You can click a color in Add to Sample
the image, either in the document Subtract from Sample
window or in the dialog box preview Dark areas are
window, to select define the color not selected.
range you want to select (called Gray areas are Click in the image to
sampling). You can then use the Add partially selected. define the color range
to Sample and Subtract from Sample Light areas are you want to select.
eyedroppers to refine your selection. selected.

• The Select menu at the top of the dialog box includes several presets for isolating specific
ranges of primary colors (Reds, Yellows, Greens, Cyans, Blues, or Magentas), or specific ranges
of color (highlights, midtones, or shadows).
• If you select the Skin Tones preset, you can then activate the Detect Faces option at the
top of the dialog box. By adjusting the Fuzziness slider, you can use this dialog box to make
reasonably good selections of people’s skin. (Again, remember that no automatic option is a
perfect substitute when subjective decision-making is required. Other tones in an image might
be similar enough to a “skin tone” that unwanted areas will be included in the selection.)
• The Localized Color Clusters option can be used to select specific areas of a selected color.
When this option is checked, the Range slider defines how far away (in physical distance) a
color can be located from the point you click and still be included in the selection.
• Fuzziness is similar to the Tolerance setting for the Magic Wand tool. Changing the Fuzziness
value expands (higher numbers) or contracts (lower numbers) the selection. Be careful, though,
since higher fuzziness values can eliminate fine lines and detail.

• The Selection Preview menu determines how the selection appears in the document window:
– None shows the normal image in the document window.

– Grayscale shows the entire image in shades of gray; selected areas are solid white and
unselected areas are solid black.

– Black Matte shows unselected areas in solid black; selected areas appear in color.
– White Matte shows unselected areas in solid white; selected areas appear in color.
– Quick Mask adds a partially transparent overlay to unselected areas.

• You can check the Invert box to return a selection that is the opposite of the color range you
select. This is useful if you want to isolate (select) the background instead of the actual areas
you selected in the dialog box.

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