How to use the Polygonal Lasso tool
The Polygonal Lasso tool selects shapes with straight sides. You click at each corner and the tool joins the clicks with straight lines.
Where to find it
It is in the toolbar, in one slot with Lasso and Magnetic Lasso. Right-click the slot, or press and hold it, to choose between them. Press Shift+L until it is selected (L on its own picks Lasso).
How to use it
- Choose the tool. Press Shift+L until it is selected, or right-click the lasso slot in the toolbar and pick Polygonal Lasso.
- Click each corner. Click once at every corner of the shape. A line follows the pointer to show the next side.
- Close the shape. Click the first point again, double-click, or press Enter.
- Undo a corner. Press Backspace to take back the last point, or Esc to give up.
Options bar settings
Tips and common mistakes
- Hold Shift while placing a point to keep that side level, upright or at 45 degrees.
- Zoom in before you start on shapes whose corners matter.
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