Photoshop: Select Menu

Further modification to the selection can be made in the Select Menu. Try the difference and use what fits your needs.

• Inverse. Use this to invert a selection. This is particularly helpful for cutting out objects from the background. Make your initial selection around the object, and then choose Inverse.
• Feather. To change the rate of feathering, click on Feather. This is very handy if the edge of the selection is not soft enough.
• Save Selection. If a selection need to be used again, save it with Save Selection, and then name it. recall it with load selection.
• Deselect and Reselect. To remove a selection temporarily, choose Deselect. Reinstate it with Reselect. It is also possible to move a selection within the image by clicking inside the selection and dragging it.
• Modify Border. Use this control to change the selection from being shape to a selected border around the previous selection. Use it for making your own border effects.
• Modify: Smooth. Use Smooth to remove some of the roughness of a selection and give it a smoother edge.
• Modify: Expand and Contrast. Sometimes, it is useful to make a selection slightly larger or smaller. To do this, add or remove pixels using either of these two commands.