How Do I Deselect a Selection Tool in Photoshop?
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To do that, go to the Select menu and choose Deselect. Or, you could use the keyboard shortcut Command + D, or Ctrl + D on Windows.

How do you deselect a selection in Photoshop?

With Your Mouse

  1. Click the window containing the selection you’d like to deselect to ensure it’s active. …
  2. Click “Select” on the main Photoshop menu. …
  3. Click “Deselect” on the drop-down menu. …
  4. Click the window containing the active selection you want to deselect.
  5. Press and hold the “Control” key on your keyboard.

How do you deselect areas in quick selection tool?

The regular Lasso tool or the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools: Hold down the Alt (Option on the Mac) key and drag around the pixels you want to subtract. The Magic Wand and the Quick Selection tools: Hold down the Alt (Option on the Mac) key and click the area you want to remove.

Marcus Vance

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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