Blend the background and the image?

[boba44585016]

I watched th Element Photoshop learner and I used  the blu and chose avange and then I saw the color now. The teacher used the shortcut on the keyboard option, controll and z and I would go back to the image.but it doesn't work.  Can anybody help me please?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1lSYdwMJ-U 

[Greg_S.]

What OS and version of Elements are you using?  Added: I forgot you are on a Mac with Elements 2020.

The tutorial is for (an older version of) Photoshop, not Photoshop Elements.  The keyboard shortcut Alt+Ctrl+Z (for Windows) is used differently in Elements.  The current version (Elements 2020) uses it for the Dehaze tool.  I assume that the same is true for Option+Cmd+Z on the Mac. 

If you follow the directions of the tutorial, I believe all you need to do is press Ctrl+Z after picking the average color and this will undo the Blur>Average that has been applied but the foreground color will remain.

[boba44585016]

I've  Element Photoshop.2020. Last month I just bought the Imac 2020 at costco. What is the shortcut now?

[Greg_S.]

I know nothing about Macs, but I assume Cmd+Z will work.

[boba44585016]

I pushed cmd z it doesn't work. I didn't use the cmd aand used z and I switched to zoom in