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Inspiring
October 30, 2021
Question

Cmnd "H" isn't working

  • October 30, 2021
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I have a student using Photoshop Elements 2020 on a Mac running Big Sur.  She cannot get the keyboard command to hide the current selection (Cmnd "H") to work.  I am using the same setup and this keyboard command works for me.

 

What might she have done to lose this keyboard command?

 

Mary Lou

 

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Jeff Arola
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Community Expert
October 30, 2021

If she goes to View>Selection is the Cmd H shortcut listed?

Inspiring
November 7, 2021

This time I was able to use CTRL/CMND+H.  It gave me several options which included "hide extras".  This was the choice which hid the crawling ants without losing the selection.

 

Mary Lou

hatstead
Inspiring
October 30, 2021

On my windows 10 machine I use CTRL+D to deselect an outline selection. Have your pupil try CMHD+D.

On the Select menu in Editor, is there a shortcut listed for "Deselect?"

Inspiring
November 7, 2021

I don't' want to deselect.  CTRL+D will lose the selection.  Ctrl+H just hides the crawling ants of the sekection.  It is often easier to work with a selection if the crawling ants are hidden.

 

Mary Lou