
The same fitting algorithm is used to measure the majorĪnd minor axis lengths and angle when "Fit Ellipse" is selected in Analyze>Set Measurements. The ellipse will have the same area, orientation andĬentroid as the original selection. Replaces an area selection with the best fit ellipse. The selection, activating the destination image, then pressing shift-e (the keyboard shortcut forįits a cubic spline curve to a polygon or polyline selection. You can transfer a selection from one image to another by activating the image with
Use a command that deletes or modifies the selection. Close the image containing the selection. De-activate the image containing the selection. Delete the selection by clicking outside of it. Restores the previous selection to its original position. The commands in this submenu create, delete or modify selections.Ĭreates a rectangular selection that is the same size as the image.ĭeactivates the selection in the active image. Use the Edit>Options>Line Width command, or double-click on the freeline tool, to change the line width.Ĭreates a reversed image, similar to a photographic negative, of the entire image or selection. Colors can be "picked" up from the "Colors" window without having to switch to the dropper tool. The "Colors" window, opened with the Image>Colors>Color Picker command, provides a palette of drawing colors. Outlines the current selection using the current foreground color and line width. The dropper tool icon in the tool bar is drawn in the foreground color and the frame around it is drawn in the background color. Colors can be "picked up" from the Image>Colors>Color Picker window using any tool. Alt-click with any other tool, except the magnifying glass, to temporarily switch to the dropper tool. The foreground color is set by using the dropper tool to "pick up" a new color from an image. Alt-click in the Image>Colors>Color Picker window to change the background color.įills the current selection with the current foreground color. Alt-click in the Image>Colors>Color Picker window to change the background color.Įrases the area outside the current image selection to the background color. The backspace (or delete) key is a handy shortcut for this command. "Transparent" mode only works with 8-bit and RGB images.Įrases the contents of the selection to the current background color (normally white). In "Transparent" mode, white pixels are transparent andĪll other pixels are copied unchanged. The same as those listed in the description of Process>Image Calculator. Pasted is transferred to the destination image.Įxcept for "Blend" and "Transparent", the Paste Control transfer modes are If it is not empty, and no images are open, Edit>Paste opens a new image window to display the internal clipboard.Īfter a Paste, use the Paste Control popup menu to control how the image currently being
With ImageJ 1.38a and later, Edit>Paste pastes from the system clipboard Use the File>New>System Clipboard command to paste from the system clipboard. Pressing the 'v' key is a convenient shortcut for this command. Select Edit>Undo toĪbort the paste operation. Outside the selection to terminate the paste. The pasted image isĪutomatically selected, allowing it to be dragged with the mouse. Inserts the contents of the internal clipboard into the active image. Pressing the 'c' key is a convenient shortcut for this command. Use File>New>Internal Clipboard to createĪ new window from the contents of the internal clipboard. Use the Copy to System command to copy to the system clipboard. The amount of image data copied is shown in the status bar. If there is no selection,Ĭopies the entire active image. Note that operations on entire stacks cannot be reversed using Undo.Ĭopies the contents of the current image selection to the internal clipboard and fills it with the current background color.Ĭopies the contents of the current image selection to the internal clipboard. Reverses the effect of the most recent image editing or filtering operation. Home | contents | previous | next Edit Menu