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14. Choose the Magic Wand tool in the Tools panel and choose the Subtract
from Selection option on the Options bar.

15. Click anywhere in the transparent area (the gray-and-white checkerboard)
to remove that area from the selection.

Subtract from Selection
is active.

Magic Wand cursor
in Subtract from
Selection mode

Marching ants no
longer surround
the background.

Note:
16. In the Layers panel, click the Add Layer Mask button.
A layer mask is basically
A layer mask is a map of areas that will be visible in the selected layer. The mask you
just created is a raster-based pixel mask, based on the active selection when you created an Alpha channel con-
the mask. This is a nondestructive way to hide certain elements of a layer, without nected to a specific layer.
permanently deleting pixels. You can edit or disable the layer mask at any time.

The Layer Mask thumbnail
shows the masked
(hidden) areas in black.
When the mask is linked to
the layer, the mask will move
along with the layer. You can
click this icon to unlink the
layer from its mask.

On the masked layer, pixels outside Add Layer Mask
the original selection are hidden. button

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