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emmah88422424
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September 15, 2018
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Rectangle Marquee Tool - Marching Ants (iMac)

  • September 15, 2018
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I am using Photoshop CC 2018 and currently using my works Creative Cloud sign in at home. I have just started having an issue with the Rectangle Marquee Tool, where i will drag to make a selection however clicking away no longer removes marching ants. If i keep making selections the Marching ants multiply.

This is causing me a lot of issues and at the moment just can't use the software because of this (and i rely on it for my work). I am using an iMac and I have read past threads about the Performance and Enabled the Use Graphics Processor, I have restarted and even updated Photoshop. Nothing works.  Is there a solution to this?

I am using the same creative cloud at the office and do not have the problem there.

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    pixxxelschubser
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    pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
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    September 15, 2018

    emmah88422424​,

    I hope I understand you right.

    Before resetting anything - check these settings

    gener7
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    gener7Community Expert
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    September 15, 2018

    Cmd + D (deselect) is a good keyboard shortcut, but I'd also suggest resetting the Marquee tool by right-clicking on it on the Options bar at the top and select Reset Tool. It should bump the Marquee tool back to defaults.

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    September 15, 2018

    emmah88422424  wrote

    I am using Photoshop CC 2018 and currently using my works Creative Cloud sign in at home. I have just started having an issue with the Rectangle Marquee Tool, where i will drag to make a selection however clicking away no longer removes marching ants. If i keep making selections the Marching ants multiply.

    Sound like you have the cursor outside the marching ants and the tool is in ADD mode.   You can only reposition the selection when the tool is in normal mode and you must drag with the cursor within the selection

    JJMack
    Chuck Uebele
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    Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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    September 15, 2018

    Try resetting your preferences, although it sounds like a sticky shift key.

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