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# Elliptical Marquee

Keyboard shortcut M toggle between and
+ shift ⇧ =
+ opt ⌥ =
Elliptical marquee makes an elliptical selection.

To draw a circle, hold down the Shift ⇧ key after you begin dragging.

To drag a marquee from its center, hold down Option ⌥ after you begin dragging.

Tool Options

You can use the following marquee modes:

- New - to draw new selection.
- Add To - add to border of existing selection.
- Subtract From - substract from border of existing selection.

Selection tools

- Move
- Rectangular Marquee
- Elliptical Marquee
- Lasso
- Polygonal Lasso
- Magic Wand

Related topics

- Enhance Selection
- Tools palette