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November 17, 2018
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Fill not available for selections in Photoshop CC 20.0.1

  • November 17, 2018
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I just updated my copy of Photoshop CC to 20.0.1. I edited a file from Lightroom, used the polygonal lasso tool to define a selection, then right clicked on the selection. That opens a menu of actions one can take, but the one I want, fill, is not selectable. You can't click it. It always worked before. Am I suddenly doing something wrong or is this a bug? Is there a fix? Thanks.

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    Check the layers panel. Are you on a pixel layer or a layer that can't be edited directly with out opening or rasterising (such as a smart object)

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    November 17, 2018

    Check the layers panel. Are you on a pixel layer or a layer that can't be edited directly with out opening or rasterising (such as a smart object)

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      November 17, 2018

      Dave,

      Thank you for your help. For some reason When the photo was brought from Lightroom into Photoshop it was put on a “locked” background layer. That hasn’t happened before. In any case, I unlocked the layer and the problem was solved. So, you got me to the answer. Thank you.

      Mike

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      November 18, 2018

      Something is wrong there everyting is grayed out even deselect.  Have you tried resetting tools and preferences.  I do not install LR soe I can not test from LR.


      Thanks.

      Yes, I know that everything is grayed out. That’s why I couldn’t add a duplicate layer. Not only are the menus grayed out, but the keyboard shortcuts don’t work. I’ll try your suggestion to reset tools and preferences when I get home.

      Mike

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