7.32. Add Masks to Selection

7.32. Add Masks to Selection
	7. The “Layer” Menu

The Add Masks to Selection command converts the layer masks of the selected layers into a selection, which is added to the selection that is already active in the image.

White areas of the layer mask are selected, black areas are not selected, and gray areas are converted into feathered selections. The layer mask itself is not modified by this command.

7.32.1. Activating the Command

You can access this command

From the main menu through Layer → Mask → Add Masks to Selection.

7.32.2. Illustration of Add Masks to Selection

Figure 16.99. Illustration of Add Masks to Selection

On the left, the original image with a selection. In the middle, the Layers Dialog with a layer mask created with the “Layer's alpha channel” option. On the right, the result after applying “Add Masks to Selection”: the selection of the non-transparent pixels of the selected layer is added to the initial selection.