Selection Tools

Q: Now, what are selection tools?

A: Selection tools allow you to select a portion or a subset of an image to work on. Most of Photoshop’s other tools and filters can then be applied to this selected area, altering its color, shape, texture, position and/or other attributes, while leaving the rest of the image untouched.

Photoshop has 3 types of selction tools:
a) The Marquee Tools

b) The Lasso Tools

c) The magic Wand

Photoshop tools

Selection tools - one on the top left corner and two at the bottom.

The function of selection tools:

Marquee tools are used to select a specific regularly shaped area.

Marquee Tools include:

- Rectangular Marquee Tool

- Elliptical Marquee Tool

- Single Row Marquee Tool

- Single Column Marquee Tool

Lasso Tools are used to select irregular area.

Lasso Tools include:

- Lasso Tool

- Polygonal Lasso Tool

- Magnetic Lasso Tool

Magic Wand tools are used to select areas of an image based upon colour. Tools include:
- Magic Wand Tool
- Quick Selection Tool

Here's a link on how to use selection tools:http://iit.bloomu.edu/vthc/photoshop/blending/selectiontools.htm