Object Selection Tool, - Can't De select

[kage6565]

On a video it says to click option and then mouse click to de select something the smart selection tool has selected, bu this simply does not work. How do I do this? Thanks

[didiermazier]

Once an object detected (cricled with magenta), if you click you get the selection with the little marching ants. Still over the object, if you press Option (or alt on PC) the cursor icon normaly shows the sign "-" (minus) and you deselect the object.

[kage6565]

Im trying but its just not working. THe entire thing stays selected. Can you see anything that I might be doing wrong? Tks

https://www.loom.com/share/b0c455b33bad46dfbe30e3297ff03214

[didiermazier]

At the very end of your video you can notice the minus sign for a very very short moment. so it may work.

You must press option when the cursor is over the objecr. Just place your cursor over. do not click but press option to see if the minus sign appears or not

[kage6565]

Yes I can get the minus sign to appear

[kage6565]

So after you have the minus sign, what do you do? tks

[didiermazier]

Simply click on the selected object. (do not release the option key) and the selection will get out. The object will still be rounded with magenta but unselected.

[kage6565]

That's what im doing. It deselects the entire thing. 

[kage6565]

As you can see here, its just not working. It de selects the entire thing. 

https://www.loom.com/share/f9d16bd695e747018f25bd0084b23f4d

[didiermazier]

Yes of course, it select what is selected. In this case the guitar and the tripod are only one object. Try with an image where you can select more than one object (pressing shift + click to adds objects one to another). then press option and click on one of the selected objects. It will be deselectd ans the others will stay selected.

[kage6565]

Ah ok. So what's the best way to de select the tripod? 

[kage6565]

Can someone from adobe tell me what I'm doing wrong??? Ive followed the instructions from the youtube videos ive watched. This is frustrating to say the least. 
https://www.loom.com/share/731dcfd69beb4e6eb8d8549753d6fbc8