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# Lasso Tool

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The Lasso tool is useful for making freehand selections:

1. Select Lasso tool in the Tools palette.
2. Drag to draw a freehand selection border.
3. To close the selection border, release the mouse.

Tool Options

You can use the following Lasso modes:

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

The Lasso tool also has an option called "Anti-alias" to smooth the edges of a selection.

Learn more about how to enhance a selection.
Selection tools

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

Related topics

- Enhance Selection
- Tools palette