Enter the
name for the selection, and click OK.
??? To load a saved selection, choose Select | Load Selection. After choosing this
command, a dialog box appears, prompting you to select the mask to load.
Crop Images
Sometimes, you get it just right and take the perfect picture. Other times, you
get more than you need. You can easily remove unwanted parts of an image
using the Crop tool.
1. Select the image that you want to crop.
2. Select the Crop tool.
3. Drag inside the image to define the area that you want to crop from it.
TIP
You can crop an image to a specific width, height, and
resolution by entering relevant values in the options bar
after selecting the Crop tool.
TIP
Create the selection with the tool that will give you the
most desirable results. You can then add or subtract from
the selection using any selection tool.
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4. Release the mouse button. Photoshop Elements draws a bounding box around the
selected area. The area outside the bounding box (the part that will be cropped out) is
75 percent opacity black in color, as shown in the following illustration.
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