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# Choosing the right selection tool

Rectangular & Elliptical Marquee tools

Rectangular Marquee lets you select rectangles, while Elliptical Marquee lets you select ovals.

Lasso tool

The Lasso tool is useful for making freehand selections.

Polygonal Lasso tool

The Polygonal Lasso tool is useful for drawing straight-edged selections.

Magic Wand tool

The Magic Wand tool lets you select a similarly colored area in your image.

Also you can combine selection tools with modes to achieve required selection borders. Learn more...