Removing sections from a selection

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When making a selection, sometimes you grab areas you don’t want. When this happens, instead of redoing your selection, use Remove. This way, all you need to select are the areas you don’t want to remove them from the selection.

Removing sections from a selection in SketchBook Pro Desktop

1. Once you’ve made a selection, tap , then either tap-drag to remove sections from it or for the Magic Wand selection, tap areas you want deselected.

   Note:

   If Magic Wand was selected, decrease the Tolerance to remove pixels to your selection, then tap the canvas again to see the change.

   Note:

   Did you know that you could use another tool, while still in selection mode? See How to use your selection like a mask for more information.

2. Tap to accept the changes and exit the tool.

Removing sections from a selection in SketchBook Pro Mobile

If you want to delete a selection, you can use Remove or Cut.

Using Remove in SketchBook Pro Mobile

1. Once you made a selection, tap , , then either tap-drag to remove sections from it or for Magic Wand selection, tap areas you want deselected.

   Note:

   If Magic Wand was selected, decrease the Tolerance to remove pixels to your selection, then tap the canvas again to see the change.

   Note:

   Did you know that you could use another tool, while still in selection mode? See How to use your selection like a mask for more information.

2. Tap to accept the changes or X to decline.

Using Cut in SketchBook Pro Mobile

1. Make a selection.

   Note:

   If Magic Wand was selected, decrease the Tolerance to remove pixels to your selection, then tap the canvas again to see the change.

2. If the Layer Editor isn't open, tap to open it.

3. Tap-hold the layer with the selected content to access the Layer Menu.

   

4. Tap Cut.

Removing sections from a selection in SketchBook Pro Windows 10

When making a selection, sometimes you grab areas you don’t want. When this happens, instead of redoing your selection, use Remove. This way, all you need to select are the areas you don’t want and they are removed from the selection.

1. Once you’ve made a selection, tap , then either tap-drag to remove sections from it or for Magic Wand selection, tap areas you want deselected.

   Note:

   If Magic Wand was selected, decrease the Tolerance to remove pixels to your selection, then tap the canvas again to see the change.

   Note:

   Did you know that you could use another tool, while still in selection mode? See How to use your selection like a mask for more information.

2. Tap to accept the changes and exit the tool.