Marquee Tool

• Want to cut out your photo to fit into a frame?
• Want to cut your paper into a strip?
• You need the marquee tool!

The marquee tool creates a selection. Selections can be used to modify your photographs or digital scrapbooking elements in lots of different ways.

One common way you'd use a selection is to create a scrapbook layout is to cut out a photo to fit into a frame. Watch as I demonstrate the basics here:

Marquee tool tips:

• Click and drag within your selection to move it
• Press escape to cancel your selection and start again
• Ctrl+J Creates a new layer based on your selection
• Use the Eye icon to hide/unhide layers

Questions?

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