In this tutorial you will learn how to add or subtract from selection.

You can add to or subtract from an existing selection to fine-tune selection borders. For example, you could make a donut-shaped selection by first making a circular selection and then subtracting a circular selection within it.

Select a selection tool, and do one of the following:

Hold down Shift (a plus sign appears next to the pointer) to add to the selection, or hold down Option in Mac OS or alt on Windows to subtract from a selection. A minus sign appears next to the pointer. Then select the area to add or subtract and make another selection.

Click Add To Selection or Subtract From Selection in the options bar, and make another selection. The Add To Selection and Subtract From Selection options appear in the options bar when any selection tool is selected.

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