Select the Elliptical Marquee tool (M) from the toolbar. If you can’t find the Elliptical Marquee tool, click and hold the Rectangular Marquee tool (
) to show the other related tools, and then select the Elliptical Marquee tool.
Learn how to make oval and circular selections with the Elliptical Marquee tool in Photoshop
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Specify one of the selection options in the options bar — New, Add To, Subtract From, and Intersect With to get the selection you want.
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Specify a feathering setting in the options bar. Turn anti-aliasing on or off and set the selection style — Normal, Fixed Ratio, and Fixed Size, for the Elliptical Marquee tool.
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Click and drag in the image over the area you want to select. Hold down the Shift key and drag in any direction to constrain your elliptical marquee to a circle. Hold down Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) as you drag to make an elliptical selection from the center out.