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January 20, 2016
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Error - The command Select is not currently available in Photoshop

  • January 20, 2016
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I've installed a Greater Than Gatsby Action but cant run it because I get 'The command SELECT is not currently available. I tried running a default Action and get 'The command FEATHER is not currently available.'

I went back to PREFERENCES to check everything is in order. I cant find anything amiss. Can someone help please?

Correct answer aeolate

I had this exact same issue with an action I was using.  Look down the action list at the first "Select" command.  Make sure that your layer is named the same as what is in that command.  After that it should work.

36 replies

Tony Zed
Known Participant
February 10, 2017

Is there still no good answers here? I've tried everything everyone has mentioned. Even my default actions are riddled with errors.

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Participating Frequently
August 12, 2017

Be sure you have the brushes loaded for that action and the layer is properly named, cased sensitive

New Participant
November 24, 2016

Amigo, aveces hacen falta los pinceles (brush), instala los pinceles y la acción se ejecuta.

New Participant
April 9, 2018

Eso fue exactamente lo que me paso! mil gracias por la ayuda!!!

JJMack
Adobe Expert
January 30, 2016

If you highlight the first step in the action hold down the Ctrl or CMD key. Then every time you click the Play button one action step will Play and the Highlight will move to the next step in the action.  As long as you keep the Ctrl of CMD key held down you will single step through the action with each click on the play button. You will see the results of each step.  You will see the state you document is in when select is not available.  It will be because of the document's current document state,

JJMack
aeolateCorrect answer
New Participant
January 30, 2016

I had this exact same issue with an action I was using.  Look down the action list at the first "Select" command.  Make sure that your layer is named the same as what is in that command.  After that it should work.

Ranametalera
Participating Frequently
June 22, 2019

Done for me! Thanks.

JJMack
Adobe Expert
January 20, 2016

Have you tried singe stepping the action to see what condition the document is in when feather is not available? Have some pixel been selected to be feathered?

Your screen captures has no marching ants showing...

Step the other action and see why select is not available.  That is a common error message that action generated when the action is not well crafted.

Actions have dependencies.

JJMack
New Participant
February 23, 2018

Hi JJMACK, Are you able to talk me through this one? been reading a few posts but I'm feeling a bit dumb not being able to figure it out!

Thanks,

John

JJMack
Adobe Expert
February 23, 2018

You have hidden the image tab in the screen capture you are most likely editing in 16 Bit color depth so the Filter Glass is not available

JJMack
postrophe
Inspiring
January 20, 2016

Hi

Seem a bit stupid of me to ask, but have you selected a layer (not lock) to run the action ?

Pierre