You can save the size, shape, and location of a selection to reapply later. You can also save multiple marquee selections.

To save a marquee selection:

  1. Select Select > Save Bitmap Selection to open the Save Selection dialog box.
  2. The Document box displays the name of the active document in which your marquee selection will be saved. You can either leave that name as is, or select another one from the pop-up menu if you would rather save your marquee selection to another open document.
  3. The Selection box displays the name of the active selection in the active document. If this is a new selection, the word New appears by default. You can leave that as is, or if you want to replace a previously saved selection with the new selection, select another saved selection from the pop-up menu.
  4. The Name box, which displays the word Default, is only enabled if the Selection box displays the word New. If this is the case, select the word Default and type a name for your new selection.
  5. If the Selection box displays the word New, the New selection will be enabled in the Operation section of the Save Selection dialog box. If a previously saved selection is selected in the Selection box, then all of the following options will be enabled in the Operation section.
    • "Replace selection" replaces the active selection in the active document with the one specified in the Selection box.
    • "Add to selection" adds the active selection to the one specified in the Document and Selection boxes.
    • "Subtract from selection" subtracts the active selection from the one specified in the Document and Selection boxes.
    • "Intersect with selection" intersects the active selection with the one specified in the Document and Selection boxes.
  6. Select an option in the Operation section, and then click OK.

Repeat this process for each of the marquee selections that you want to save.