Magic Wand Selection

You can use the Magic Wand Select tool to select image areas that match the color you select with the wand. After selecting an area, you can copy,cut,delete,crop and paste it.

To select an area using the Magic Wand Select tool:
  1. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Magic Wand Selection button. The mouse pointer changes to a wand.

  1. Click the image area that contains the desired color.

  2. To add other image areas to the selected area, press the Shift key and click another area.

  3. To remove other image areas from the selected area, press the Ctrl key and click another area.

 

Magic Wand options

Similarity

Determines how closely a pixel's color must match the selected color for it to be included in the selected area. Higher values include more pixels in the selection.

Only connected pixels

Select Only connected pixels if you only want to search the adjacent pixels where the mouse was clicked.

Examples