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The Pointer Tool is used to select a rectangular area of interest on an image. This area can then be copied to the clipboard or exported.

To select an area on the image, select the pointer tool. Place the cursor on one of the corners of the area to select, and press the left mouse button. Drag the cursor [with the left button down] to select the area. A yellow box will outline the area selected. When you have selected the area, release the mouse button.

Using the keyboard with the mouse allows some other possibilities for region selection:

Shift +
left mouse button		 The first point is the center of the rectangle and the second point is one of the corners
Control +
left mouse button		 This forces the rectangle to be a square. The first point is a corner of the square and the second point follows an edge of a square.
Shift + Control +
left mouse button		 This forces the rectangle to be a square. The first point is the center of the square and the second point follows an edge of the square.

When the Pointer Tool is active, the cursor looks like this:


In the above image, an area of interest has been selected on the image. You can now do the following things with this region:
  1. Create a PowerPoint Slide - Press the button to create a slide containing just the selected region.
  2. Copy region to the clipboard. To paste the region into another application, select Edit->Paste from the Menu, or Press [Control-V]. There are several ways to copy images to the clipboard in RadPix:
    1. Press the button.
    2. Press [Control-C].
    3. Right click on the image or the Pointer Tool Icon to bring up the Pointer Tool Popup Menu and select Copy To Clipboard
    4. Select Edit->Copy from the Menu.
In the Above Example, the following image is the final result

Pointer Tool Popup Menu
When you right-click on the image or the Pointer Tool Button, the following Menu appears:


Menu Options
Copy to Clipboard Copy the Selected area to the clipboard
Export Image Export entire image
Image Properties Show Image Properties
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