Adobe Fireworks CS5 : Selecting with the lasso tools

Selection tools are also interchangeable; you might start with the Magic Wand tool, for example, but then turn to the Lasso tool ( ) to refine a selection.

1.	Choose File > Open, and browse to the Lesson04 folder.
2.	Open the file called Mark_actor07.jpg.
3.	Select the Magic Wand tool once again.
4.	Set Edge to Anti-alias, its value to 0, and Tolerance to 32, and make sure the Live Marquee option is selected.
5.	Click on the gray cinderblock wall.
6.	Hold down the Shift key, and click on other areas of the wall. Avoid clicking the shadow of the detective, because this will also select parts of the gun. Note If you don’t see the selection appear, make sure that the marquee is not hidden by selecting View > Edges.
7.	Continuing to press the Shift key, click the dark segment to the right of the actor.
8.	Select the Lasso tool.
9.	Holding down the Shift key, draw around a large part of the shadow. Avoid lassoing the gun. You do not have to do this in one operation; indeed, it’s a good idea to zoom in for the more detailed areas and add to the selection in multiple steps. As long as you hold down the Shift key, you can add to the existing selection. If you select an area by accident, you can switch to the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) key and draw around the unwanted area. Note Creating this selection took some time, so it’s wise to save the selection as you did with the previous document (choose Select > Save Bitmap Selection). When you are done, everything except the detective should be selected.
10.	Choose File > Save.
11.	Click Save Fireworks PNG. The Save As dialog box appears.
12.	Name the file Mark_actor07.fw.png. Because you are using a different file type, you can still keep the same filename.
13.	Save the file to the Lesson04 folder and click OK.