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Rein in your time-wasting ways with this lasso shortcut (CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5)

by Amy Palermo

Application(s): Adobe Photoshop CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5

Operating System(s): Microsoft Windows 2000

When you lasso a selection, sometimes you’ll want a straight line and sometimes you’ll want a curved line. But you don’t want to switch tools midway—make the Freehand Lasso and Polygonal Lasso tools cooperate!

As you’re creating a selection with the Polygonal Lasso tool, if you want to switch to the Freehand Lasso tool, simply pre...