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The Marquee tool is just a way of creating a selection in a certain shape. The rectangular marquee tool creates a selection in the shape of a rectangle (as you might imagine), whereas the elliptical marquee tool creates a selection in the shape of an ellipsis (oval) or circle.

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How do you add selection in Photoshop?

Using selection tools from Toolbox: Magic Wand, Quick Selection tool, Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools...


What is marquee tool?

Marquee tool does use to make selections, and it makes rectangular selections. Choose marquee tool from the toolbar, (Or press M) and pull to draw rectangle and it will appear selection with marching ants surrounded. With this selection you can cut this portion, or make new layer from selection or even fill it with color or add stroke around selection etc. See related link for more details.


What is elliptical marquee tool?

The elliptical marquee tool is a selection tool in graphic design software that allows users to create elliptical or circular selections on an image. It is commonly used to highlight or modify specific areas of an image by selecting and working within the chosen shape.


Where is the elliptical marquee tool in Photoshop?

In photoshop the oval tool is called the ellipse tool. The keyboard shortcut for all the shape tools is U (press the U key). It will highlight the currently selected shape tool in the tool bar on the left of the photoshop window. If the ellipse tool is not allready showing just click the little triangle in the lower right of the shape tool to bring up all the shape tool options, find the ellipse tool and click it. There is also an ellipse (oval) selection tool called the elliptical marquee tool. The keybaord shortcut is M for the marquee tools. To find it use the same method as above.


How do you select in Photoshop?

Use any selection tool from Toolbox on left side of screen (Window>Toolbox). Selections tools are Magic Wand (W), Quick Selection tool (W) Rectangular Marquee tool (M), Elliptical Marquee tool (M) or use powerful Color Range command from Select menu.


What function does the magic wand tool the lasso tool and the rectangular marquee tool have in common?

Feathering


What is the shortcut key to the rectangular and elliptical marquee tools?

Shortcut key is M. Tools are grouped in Photoshop, to cycle through tools in marquee selection group press M or Shift + M, depend on what is defined in Edit > Preferences > General - look for Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, when this option is checked you must press Shift + M.


What is rectangular marquee?

Marquee tool does use to make selections, and it makes rectangular selections. Choose marquee tool from the toolbar, (Or press M) and pull to draw rectangle and it will appear selection with marching ants surrounded. With this selection you can cut this portion, or make new layer from selection or even fill it with color or add stroke around selection etc. See related link for more details.


What is the rectangular marquee tool used for?

To make rectangular or square selection. With selection you can perform various actions: create new layer via copy or cut selection, fill selection with color, pattern or history, make work path...


What does an elliptical marquee tool do in Photoshop?

It allows you to make selections in the form of various ovals and circles. By default it is free form ovals but hold shift while you make the selection and it will do a perfect circle.


Description about the rectangular marquee tool in Adobe Photoshop?

I do not know but if you type the same question into Google or Zaplook, I will guarantee you will find answers (, although they are complicated ones). Good luck finding your suitable answer!


What are four useful tools in Photoshop?

The eraser, the marker/pen, the Marquee Tool, and the Type Tool.