Magic wand tool not there in spite of all previous advice

[sven haagensenh265809]

In spite of all the obvious advice on holding down the quick selection tool, and resetting the tools, my dear old W-tool does not appear. What have I not tried yet? 

Thanks 

Sven

[Guest]

Hi

What version of Photoshop do you have, have you checked your Toolbar settings

Also check what workspace you're using

If it's not that try resetting your Photoshop preferences

[Semaphoric]

Did you try Shift+W? Did you look in Edit > Toolbar?

[jane-e]

The Magic Wand may be hidden. You can use the ellipses at the bottom of the toolbar, then reset your tools, but try this first:

Click the Search button (magnifying glass) in the upper right > type Magic Wand > confirm you are on the second tab for PS, and it will highlight the tool wherever it happens to be right now.

~ Jane

[sven haagensenh265809]

That 'restore defaults' hint did the trick! So simple it feels kinda embarrassing. 🙂 Thanks a mill. Did my day (and eased my work)

Sven