Defloat

"Defloat" in a Sentence (3 examples)

Watch out for operations that defloat the selection. Deselecting the image defloats it, of course. You also defloat a selection if you clone it by Option-dragging, modify the selection outline by Shiftdragging, or enter the quick mask mode.

There are two ways you can defloat a selection, or cause it to merge with your image.

To defloat a selection, press Ctrl+Shift+F or choose Selections➪Defloat.

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