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"select and mask" button greyed out

Explorer ,
Oct 05, 2019 Oct 05, 2019

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Screen Shot 2019-10-05 at 9.27.31 PM.pngPlease help!  After making my selection with the Quick Selection tool, I am unable to click on the Select and Mask button, it is grayed out.  I have tried getting there via Select in the tool bar, but Select and Mask is grayed out here as well.  

 Any guidance would  be great!

 

Thank you!

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Community Expert , Oct 05, 2019 Oct 05, 2019

Looks like your in Quick Mask Mode.

 

Click on the Quick Mask icon at the bottom of the tools panel to exit Quick Mask and hoppefully Select and Mask will be available.

 

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Oct 05, 2019 Oct 05, 2019

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Hi please share a screenshot so we can see where is problem...Thank you 

Ali Sajjad / Graphic Design Trainer / Freelancer / Adobe Certified Professional

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Explorer ,
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Any suggestions would be great!

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Yes as told you can exit quick mask mode by pressing shortcut (q) then hope it works.
Ali Sajjad / Graphic Design Trainer / Freelancer / Adobe Certified Professional

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Looks like your in Quick Mask Mode.

 

Click on the Quick Mask icon at the bottom of the tools panel to exit Quick Mask and hoppefully Select and Mask will be available.

 

qm.jpg

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Oct 05, 2019 Oct 05, 2019

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Hooray! Thank you so much for such an easy fix! Learning curve! You made my day. Have a great evening 🙂

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New Here ,
Oct 14, 2022 Oct 14, 2022

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I am NOT in Quick Mask Mode and am still unable to choose Select and Mask. Are there any other suggestions?

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Oct 14, 2022 Oct 14, 2022

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Please post a screenshot including the layers panel and document area.

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 25, 2022 Oct 25, 2022

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Here's a screenshot of my issue! It was not greyed out when I first used the magic wand tool, but since I've gone and fine tuned the selection, the option no longer is available. I've tried switching to other tools and back as I've had weird things like that come up in other Adobe programs, but no luck. This is the 23.5.1 release of Photoshop, if that's any help.

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 25, 2022 Oct 25, 2022

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Apologies for two responses back to back, but I realized what it was just a minute after posting! Simply didn't have my layer selected anymore, hopefully this helps anyone else who didn't realize that either lol

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Explorer ,
Feb 07, 2024 Feb 07, 2024

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I have the same issue. Did you ever find a solution?

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Feb 07, 2024 Feb 07, 2024

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Please explain the exact issue your having along with the version of

photoshop, operating system your using and a screenshot(s) to illustrate the problem.

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