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Inspiring
November 7, 2019

P: Missing Object Selection tool

  • November 7, 2019
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Photoshop 21.0.0 ... In left toolbar, the set of W tools for Quick Selection has the usual two icons and not the third (Object Selection tool), which I don't see until AFTER I Select & Mask.   Was the tutorial that just showed me three icons for Windows users? I'm on Mac Desktop.

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Inspiring
May 5, 2020
Sadly none of the help recommendations have brought back the "Object Selection" tool.  Any other ideas are appreciated. Note my Photoshop software has been updated.
Inspiring
November 11, 2019


tools selection. the new tools fot selection is not visible afther update
Inspiring
November 7, 2019
Thanks, Jerry & Jim, that worked nicely. 
Inspiring
November 7, 2019
See https://youtu.be/inIkY4sy6yw for a very quick explanation of the solution
Jerry Syder
Inspiring
November 7, 2019
Have a look at this vid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JX1uzPwomQ. It might be that the tool is not enabled for some reason. The video is kind of long but basically you want to click and hold down the 3 dots at the bottom of the toolbar and make sure the Objection Selection tool is in the left panel, grouped with the other selection tools under 'W'