: How to select everything around a shape in Pixelmator? Using Pixelmator, quite often I need to draw a shape and then select everything around that shape to apply a filter or change hue/contrast.
Using Pixelmator, quite often I need to draw a shape and then select everything around that shape to apply a filter or change hue/contrast. Is there an easy way to select everything around a shape, specially when the shape is not a rectangle.
For example, in this blog post, I created a red rectangle with round edges:
watuhq.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/exporting-applicants-from-a-job-and-improved-staffer-engagement/
and you can see everything around it is grayish. I got away with it because the rectangle is on top of white, so you can't see the edge, but when the rectangle is on top of something with a color, I need to have the selection perfectly around the rectangle, otherwise it looks broken.
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Click on the shape in the layer list to select it.
Right click on the shape in the layer list.
Click on "Group".
Select Edit -> Load Selection
This will select around the shape itself. If the shape is just a stroke, you might need to use the magic wand or something similar to select/unselect the contents.
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