Selection Tool in PS not working properly

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August 11, 2017
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Hi all,

Apologies for the possibly dumb question as I'm new to PS but I have two images and that I'm trying to work with. I want to copy the sky in one and replace the sky in the other image. In the first image I am using the selection tool to grab the sky. However when I try to do that my selection tool doesn't appear to work. When I select the sky and hold the mouse down it appear to grab everything I want but the minute I let go of the mouse the selection disappears. Any ideas on how to prevent this?

Thanks,

David

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darilynk

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YES.....what the heck happened????? It's awful. Make it stop. Just started and I'm not sure if it has to do with an upgrade? Not sure when I last updated Photoshop. Can't turn it off in Preferences either. I'm about to throw my laptop out the window.

cmgap

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Do you have multiple layers? Are you using the magic wand tool to make your selection?

JJMack

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"The selection tool"? Photoshop has many selection tools could you identify the selection tool?.

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