Adobe Photoshop Select Menu
The items in this menu let you grab layers, pick colors, use Quick Mask mode, and more.
Here’s what you discover on this new menu:
Available Submenu in Select Menu
All
This command grabs everything on the current layer.
Deselect
Use this command to get rid of the marching ants around a selection.
Reselect
If you didn’t mean to deselect a selection, use this command to get the selection back.
Inverse
Choose this item if you select an area and want to flip-flop the selection to select the part that’s not selected
All Layers
This option selects all the layers in your image so you don’t have to choose them one at a time.
Deselect Layers
Choose this option to let go of all of the layers in your document.
Similar Layers
This item grabs all the layers in your document that are the same type, like Adjustment layers, Type layers, and so on.
Color Range
Use this feature to grab all of the areas in your image that are similar in color to the current selection.
Refine Mask
In Photoshop CS5, this command was not only revamped but also renamed (it used to be Refine Edge). It’s crucial for fine-tuning the edges of your selection or mask.
Modify
This option lets you tweak the edge of your current selection by expanding or shrinking it, feathering it, grabbing just its border, or smoothing it. Page 166 has more info.
Grow
This command finds and grabs pixels that match the colors around the area you’ve selected.
Similar
Like the Grow command, this option finds all the pixels in your image that match the selected area’s colors, but it finds similar-colored pixels anywhere in your image.
Transform Selection
This command lets you resize the currently selected area with a bounding box (just like Free Transform).
Edit in Quick Mask Mode
This option temporarily covers your image with a red overlay, or mask, letting you create or fine-tune a selection visually
Load Selection
This command lets you activate a selection you previously saved so you can use it again
Save Selection
Use this option to save your selection for future use.
