Nikon Capture NX2 user manual Edge Softness, Lasso tools L key Marquee tools M key

2Click and draw a selection around the objects that you want to affect in the active image window.

3To add to the selection, ensure that the (+) icon is selected and click and draw outside of the selection.

4To subtract from the selection, select the (–)icon and draw within the selection.

5To move the selection, ensure the (+) icon is selected and click on the selected area to reposition the selection.

6After you have finished modifying the selection, select an enhancement from the Adjust or Filter

menus. That enhancement will only be applied within the area identified by your selection. If you created a selection in a step that already contains an enhancement, you can use the selection brush, selection gradient or fill / remove tools to add or remove the current enhancement to or from the image only within the selection.

7To remove the selection, either double-click within the active image window or navigate to the Edit menu and select Deselect All.

The lasso and marquee tools provide you with the following options in the tool options bar:

Edge Softness

The Edge Softness option enables you to soften the edge of the selection that is being made by the lasso and marquee tools.

Shortcut

Lasso tools: L key

Marquee tools: M key

112Chapter 13 — The Toolbar Lasso and Marquee Tools