The Rectangular Marquee Tool

Being able to select objects or areas in a photo is one of the most important Photoshop skills you need, but not all selections need to be complex or time consuming. In this tutorial, we look at one of Photoshop's most basic and easy to use selection tools, the Rectangular Marquee Tool, perfect for making selections based on simple geometric shapes.

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