•   An unfilled object will select the area covered by just the stroke of the object. •   An object without a visible fill or stroke will not select any- thing. The type of fill ink or pen ink applied to an object is not significant for the selection it will make. However, the shape of the stroke is sig- nificant. A visible pen, dash, parallel, or neon stroke will affect the shape of the resulting selection. Also, the end caps, line joins, and arrows applied to a stroke will affect the selection. To convert a path to a selection 1 Draw or position a vector or text object on a paint object where you want to make a selection. Note: If you want to preserve the vector or text object, make a copy of it; the object will be deleted when it is converted to a selection. 2 Select both the vector object and the paint object. 3 Choose Image > Path to Selection. 4 The vector or text object is replaced by a selection. The paint object is in edit mode and the selection is outlined by a dashed bor- der. Converting objects to paths Most objects drawn with vector tools are paths that can be used to create selections in images. However, some objects must be con- verted to paths first. If an object does not create a selection when you choose Path to Selection, you might need to convert the object to a path by selecting the object and choosing Object > Path > Convert to Paths. Working with image selections After you make a selection, you can clear it, soften its edges, make it floating, move it, and change its opacity.
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