Hacking Selection Mask - Part 1

Toggle freehand and straight lines drawing. When using Lasso tool to draw a freehand selection, in the middle of drawing, you can press and hold Alt (Windows), Opt (Mac OS) to switch to straight lines drawing mode, then clicking once to drag a straight line. To revert it back to freehand, hold the mouse-click and release when you have completed the selection drawn.

Switching Polygonal Lasso Tool Modes. When you use the Polygonal Lasso tool to draw straight lines, press Alt (Windows), Opt (Mac OS) and holding mouse click to draw freehand. To revert to straight lines, just release mouse holded to single click.

Changing Sample Size for Magnetic Lasso Tool. When using Magnetic Lasso tool, controlling the size for object drawing, large width for smooth areas and a small width for complicated areas. Quick way to change the width of the sample area by using the left/right square bracket keys.

Moving Selections. Holding down Spacebar and drag allows you to move the marquee selection which you have drawn.

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