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What does the rectangular marquee tool do?
The marquee tools let you select rectangles, ellipses, and 1‑pixel rows and columns. Makes a rectangular selection (or a square, when used with the Shift key).
How do you select a rectangular marquee tool in Photoshop?
In the Tools panel, select the Rectangular Marquee tool. Drag a rectangular selection onto the image. The area inside the animated border represents your selection. To select more, click the Add to selection icon in the options bar or press Shift and drag.
Where is the rectangle marquee tool?
The Rectangular Marquee Tool is located at the top of the Tools panel. The Tools panel in Photoshop CS3 and higher can be displayed in either a single or double column layout.
What is a rectangular tool?
The Rectangle tool allows you to draw rectangular shapes (vector and pixel-based) and paths (shape outlines). Draw from the center out: Position the crosshairs where you want the center of the shape or the path to be, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS), and then drag diagonally to any corner.
What is rectangular tool?
Is rectangle a tool?
The Rectangle tool allows you to draw rectangular shapes (vector and pixel-based) and paths (shape outlines). Select the Rectangle tool (U) . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like Fill, Stroke, Width, and Height, to get the effect you want. Draw a rectangle: Drag diagonally in any direction.
What is the shortcut for Rectangle tool?
Keys for selecting tools
| Result | Windows |
|---|---|
| Cycle through tools that have the same keyboard shortcut | Shift-press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled) |
| Custom Shape tool Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Polygon tool Star tool Line tool Shape Selection tool | U |