selecting.md

Selecting

You can select parts of the sprite using one of the selection tools (e.g. the Marquee Tool ) to move it or transform it (scale, rotate, etc.). When you select a portion of the sprite, you will see a marching ants effect:

When you make a selection, you are selecting the active cel, so all transformation will be made to that specific cel only.

Select All

You can select the sprite using Select > All (Ctrl+A or ⌘A).

Select cel content

You can select the whole active cel content (non-transparent pixels) using Edit > Transform (Ctrl+T or ⌘T).

Deselect and reselect

You can hide the current selection using Select > Deselect (Ctrl+D or ⌘D). Then you can make it appear again using Select > Reselect (Ctrl+Shift+D or ⇧⌘D).

Invert

You can invert the selection using Select > Invert (Ctrl+Shift+I or ⇧⌘I).

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SEE ALSO

Transformations | Move Selection