Quick Mask selections

When entering this mode, your selection is temporarily presented as a pixel mask. Pixels can be added or erased using the standard Painting and Erase tools.

• Painting in black will erase areas from the selection.
• Painting in white will add areas to the selection.
• Painting a grey will vary the opacity of the selection depending on the tone of grey used.
• Erased areas are always removed from a selection.

By default, the Quick Mask is presented in the workspace as a translucent, monochrome overlay. The monochrome areas are not included in the selection. This default view can be changed depending on your preferences.

To edit a selection using Quick Mask mode:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Press Q.
   • On the Toolbar, click Quick Mask.
   • From the Select menu, select Edit Selection As Layer.
2. Click or drag on the page using any pixel-editing tool.
3. Repeat step 1 to exit Quick Mask mode and display the selection as a marquee.
4. (Optional) To create a layer mask using the current selection, from the Layer menu, select New Mask Layer.

To change Quick Mask view:

• On the Toolbar, click the arrow next to Quick Mask Enabled and then select a Show As option from the pop-up menu.

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