4.4. Invert
| 4. The “Select” Menu |

### 4.4. Invert

The Invert command inverts the selection in the current layer. That means that all of the layer contents which were previously outside of the selection are now inside it, and vice versa. If there was no selection before, the command selects the entire layer.

| Warning
Do not confuse this command with the Invert colors command.

#### 4.4.1. Activate the Command

- You can access this command from the image menubar through Select → Invert.

- You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+I,

- or click on the corresponding icon in the Selection Editor

4.3. None |  | 4.5. Float

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