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Anonymous
August 19, 2012
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How Alt+Backspace shortcut works? (silly question)

  • August 19, 2012
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Hello,

Sometimes I'm reading a tutorial and they say I should use Alt+Backspace shortcut in order to fill the selection with foreground color.

But everytime I try that on a selection a floating dropdown menu appears (options: Restore, Move, Size, Minimize...)

It's silly, but I would like to know how to use that properly.

Thanks,

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Correct answer Noel Carboni

Backspace and spacebar are not the same thing.

Backspace is your Delete key that you use to delete characters you just typed.

-Noel

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Stefan_Boeker
Stefan_Boeker
Inspiring
February 25, 2021

I want this shortcut back!!!

The new shortcuts don'nt work for me.

I totally lost my old workflow  😞


Stefan_Boeker
Stefan_Boeker
Inspiring
February 25, 2021

Oh, for some reason it didn't worked.  Now the shortcut is there again 🙂

Noel Carboni
Noel CarboniCorrect answer
Legend
August 19, 2012

Backspace and spacebar are not the same thing.

Backspace is your Delete key that you use to delete characters you just typed.

-Noel

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    Anonymous
    August 19, 2012

    Hey Noel,

    Huge thanks! Now I'm pretty sure: I'm a dumb.

    I didn't realized this obvious thing.

    Sorry for that.

    And thanks for your attention =)

    Noel Carboni
    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    August 19, 2012

    Not at all, don't slight yourself.  It's a complex UI and no one has it all down pat.  Glad I could be of help.

    -Noel

    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 19, 2012

    That's the right shortcut on windows to fill a selection with the foreground color.

    Are you talking about that menu popping up on the top left of the photoshop window?

    fill shortcuts:

    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSD578BD7D-07BC-46f6-AAC2-6E491E8AD818a.html#WSB3EC705B-FE76-4adc-9D7F-09B9BBAAF4A8a

    What version of photoshop and version of windows?

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    Anonymous
    August 19, 2012

    Hello R_Kelly,

    It's exactly this issue, this menu popping up on the top left of the photoshop window.

    My specification:

    Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended - Version 12.1 x64

    Windows 7 Ultimate

    Thanks for your attention!

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