On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:33:45 GMT, "Duane Lee" <DuaneLee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>Cropping irregular shapes
>Can someone out there help with what I'm sure is a simple task for
>those who know Photo Shop -obviously, by my asking the question, I do
>not.
>I have a newspaper article that was scanned and then given to me. I want
>to manipulate in Photo Shop prior to including it in a slide show.
>The article headline is 5 columns wide. The desired article beneath
>is 3 columns wide with the other two columns filed with advertisements
>and other undesirable material. I am wanting to "crop out" or
>eliminate those adjoining "undesirable" columns. I cannot do it by
>using the standard cropping tool - at least with my knowledge.
>Help, please, I know this should be an easy task for those in the know
>- unfortunately I am not such a person.
>
This is as easy as
Opening the Image
markig what you want to keep
Shft/Ctrl/I (Inverse Selection)
and Delete.
Opening the image and follow up with 3 steps.
If it is a common selection, less than 1 sec. thus.
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