Moving and Floating Selections

You can easily move the selection marquee to another location over the photo. This is useful if the selection marquee is the right shape and size but is slightly offset from the desired selection area.

You can also float a selection. When you float a selection, you remove the selected pixels from one area of a photo so you can move them to another area. For example, you might select a subject in a photo and float that selection so you can move it over an object to create an artistic image.

Moving Selections

There are two ways to move selections:

• Move your mouse pointer into the selection. When the mouse cursor changes to a black arrow, click and drag the selection to the new location.
• Select the Remote Move Tool then click and drag the selection to the new location.

Floating Selections

There are several ways to float selections.

To Float and Move a Selection Using the Arrow Keys:

• Press an arrow key to move the selection 1 pixel to the left, right, up, or down.
• Press and hold the Alt key, then press an arrow key to move the selection 10 pixels to the left, right, up, or down.
• Press and hold the Ctrl key then press an arrow key to move the selection 50 pixels to the left, right, up, or down.

To Float and Move a Selection Using the Float Menu Option:

1. Click Image | Selection  | Float. Click and drag the floating selection to a new location.
2. When the selection is in the desired location press the Esc key or click Image | Selection | Defloat.

See Also:

• Expanding, Reducing, and Smoothing Selections
• Inverting Selections