Quick Answer: How Do I Select a Whole Image in Photoshop?
Contents Press the Keyboard Shortcut. for the Quickest Route to Whole-Image Selection, Use the Universal Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+A in Windows and Command+A on...
Press the keyboard shortcut. For the quickest route to whole-image selection, use the universal keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+A in Windows and command+A on a Mac. Some programs also provide a shortcut for deselecting everything. In Elements, press Ctrl+D (Windows) or command+D (Mac).
What is the Command key to select the whole object or image?
Keyboard Shortcuts for Selecting in Photoshop 6
| Action | PC | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Deselect all but intersected area | Shift+Alt+drag | Shift+Option+drag |
| Deselect entire image | Ctrl+D | Apple command key+D |
| Reselect last selection | Ctrl+Shift+D | Apple command key+Shift+D |
| Select everything | Ctrl+A | Apple command key+A |
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How do you select everything on a layer?
Ctrl-clicking or Command-clicking the layer thumbnail selects the nontransparent areas of the layer.
- To select all layers, choose Select > All Layers.
- To select all layers of a similar type (for example all type layers), select one of the layers, and choose Select > Similar Layers.
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