circular marque?

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jamesfrmphilly
Apr 24, 2005
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I can not draw a circle with the marque tool.
I follow the instructions about holding down the shift key and it does not work. my cursor runs off the edge of the picture before i can get the circle.

why is this so difficult?
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Don_McCahill
Apr 24, 2005
It is probably difficult for you because the circle is drawn from the corner, and you are expecting it to draw from the center. To make a circle around a square picture, start in any corner holding shift, and drag to the opposite corner (top left to bottom right).

If the image is a rectangle, drag until you have the full width. You can move the marquee if needed by clicking and dragging with the marquee tool.

(If you want to draw from the center out, you need to hold down another key along with shift … I think it is alt, but if not, try ctrl)

Don McCahill
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Lynch_Mike
Apr 24, 2005
You can also move the cirle after you draw it.
-Mike
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Phosphor
Apr 24, 2005
You can move the marquee while while you’re drawing it as well by temporarily holding the space bar down.
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Don_McCahill
Apr 24, 2005
Good one Phos … I missed that.

Don
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YrbkMgr
Apr 24, 2005
And if you hold down shift and Alt while you create the marquee, it will expand from the center.
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jamesfrmphilly
Apr 24, 2005
how do you move the circle after you’ve drawn it?
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dave_milbut
Apr 25, 2005
select> transform selection, or just use the move tool.
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Don_McCahill
Apr 25, 2005
No Dave, the move tool will move the contents of the selection. I am sure you mean to use the marquee tool, which will move the marquee itself.

Don
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Phosphor
Apr 25, 2005
If the Marquee Tool is still selected in the Toolbox, you may also use the arrow keys to move 1 pixel at a time; hold down the Shift key and use the arrow keys to move 10 pixels at a time.
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YrbkMgr
Apr 25, 2005
Once you have your selection, you can click and hold inside the selection and drag it.
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dave_milbut
Apr 25, 2005
oops. right-o don. had a tooth pulled this weekend and i’ve been a bit loopy from the meds. thanks for the catch!

dave
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Marcel
Apr 25, 2005
Hi James!

The best way of doing it is:
1- Click on the circular marquee
2- On the menu bar above, note "feather", "anti alias", and "style". Click
on "style". Change from "normal" to "fixed size". 3- To the immediate right, enter the sizes, either in inches (in), pixels (px) or whatever.
4- Click on the picture and the marquee will be the right size. Place it where you want.
Note: you can change the size as you wish and click again in the picture. It will be there.

Cheers,

Marcel

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I can not draw a circle with the marque tool.
I follow the instructions about holding down the shift key and it does not
work.
my cursor runs off the edge of the picture before i can get the circle.
why is this so difficult?
J
johntolliday
Apr 25, 2005
Make sure marquee tool is still selected and ‘new selection’ is selected on the toolbar(not add subtract or intersect) (-:

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