
To erase only pixels touching the pixel color you select, check the “Contiguous” checkbox. To make the erased selection have smooth edges versus jagged edges, check the “Anti-aliasing” checkbox. A lower opacity only partially erases the pixels. A 100% opacity completely erases all the selected pixels. To adjust the opacity of the erased pixels, use the “Opacity” slider. A higher tolerance erases pixels with a broader range of color similarity. A low tolerance erases pixels with a color very similar to the one you select. To define the range of colors to remove, use the “Tolerance:” slider in the Tool Options Bar. It shares a button in the Toolbox with the Eraser Tool and Background Eraser Tool. Make sure to also select it within the Tool Options Bar, if needed. To use the Magic Eraser Tool in Photoshop Elements, select it from the Toolbox. You can use this tool to either erase contiguous, meaning touching, pixels or all pixels that are similar in color. Otherwise, the pixels are erased to transparency, even in a “Background” layer, which is converted into a normal layer by using this tool. However, if you use this tool in a layer after manually locking its transparent pixels, the selected pixels instead change to the background color. You can use the Magic Eraser Tool in Photoshop Elements to change similar pixels throughout an image. Overview of How to Use the Magic Eraser Tool in Photoshop Elements:

