# Mask Actions

Once you’ve added a mask, you can add or subtract from the masked area, and also soften or adjust the edges for smoother, more precise transitions.

Click on the Mask actions dropdown to find the following controls:\
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**Feather** - use this slider to soften the edges of your mask so adjustments blend smoothly into the surrounding areas. Increasing feathering creates a gradual transition between masked and unmasked regions, making local edits look more natural.

**Shift Edge** - this slider allows you to expand or contract the mask boundary. Moving the edge inward removes areas from the mask, while moving it outward includes more of the image. This gives you precise control over exactly which parts of the photo are affected by adjustments.

**Fill.** This option covers your entire image with a mask. After using Fill, you can select Paint and use the Erase mode to subtract from the mask.

**Clear.** This option removes your mask entirely. After clicking Clear, you can use the Paint Mask, Gradient Mask, or Radial Mask tools to add details to the image.

**Invert.** This option inverts any mask you’ve created to reverse its opacity and transparency values.

**Copy.** This option copies the current mask to the clipboard. To use this copied mask, create a new mask using any tool and paste it into the new tool mask.

**Paste.** This option pastes the current mask stored on the clipboard for use on another tool mask.

**Show**. This option controls the visibility of the mask. Clicking Show displays the mask as a red overlay. You may continue drawing your mask for greater precision while this overlay is shown. Click Show again to remove the red overlay.


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