On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:43:12 +0200, Dave <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:33:45 GMT, "Duane Lee" <DuaneLee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>wrote:
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>>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.
>
>
Maybe I should have explained
'marking what you to keep' by using the Lasso tool
2 icons higher than the crop tool on CS3's Tool Bar


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