1. Go to the group shared folder and find the file

named "3 Deleting Strategies""

2. Drag it to your Desktop and gently click on it twice

(don't open it) to highlight the name for editing.

3. Change the file name by adding your last name

followed by your first name. Example:

3 Deleting Strategies Hooker Martina

1. Choose a selection tool and make sure the Feather option is set to ZERO

2. Use the a selection tool to draw a selection around your entire object

3. Make sure you have the correct layer selected

4. Select > Inverse

5. Edit > Cut or use the large Delete Key!

Q2. What would cause the edges of your selection to look fuzzy / blurry?

Q3. How can you correct your work if you had the wrong heather setting?

Strategy 2....................Select Delete Select Delete

1. Choose the Polygonal Lasso tool and make sure the Feather option is set to ZERO

2. Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to select a small area of unwanted pixels

3. Edit > Cut or use the large Delete Key!

4. Repeat until you are done!

Strategy 3....................Lucky Magic Wand

If you have an object that contrasts completely with the background, this will work!

1. Click on the unwanted pixels with the Magic Wand tool

2. Check to make sure that none of the pixels you want are selected

3. Edit > Cut or use the large Delete Key!

Complete The Cut Out Assignment for Today's Classwork

If your file looks "DIRTY" you may

NOT HAVE COMPLETELY DELETED the pixels

1. Use the MOVE TOOL with AUTO SELECT LAYER

to find the layer that the unwanted pixels are in

2. Use a SELECTION TOOL to select them. DELETE