Thanks for the quick answer, sorry for the late reply. I'm just now able to give it another shot.
I'd already tried the tutorial you referred to. Apparently even that was too complicated or assumed reader knew something about using the program and skipped over some stuff, because I just couldn't get it. I followed it exactly.
Thanks again, I'll keep trying.
I've been fighting this since I first saw a lasso tool on Photoshop. Sooner or later I'll stumble across something that is dumbed down enough for me.
P.S. Fight for the right!