When I CTRL click layer, it make selection, but how can do it fast w/o moving mouse to layer window?

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April 14, 2021
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When I CTRL left click a layer, it creates a selection of that layer. But, how can I just CTRL click the layer on the canvas to create the selection, instead of having to drag the mouse all the way over to the layer window?

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

You can use an action or script to record the command, then play it back using a keyboard shortcut (assuming that the target layer is active).

You can also have a selection tool active and right click on the layer in the workspace and use the "Load selection..." contextual menu item.

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Have you tried concentrating really hard while looking intensley at the layer?

If you are seriously telling us that it takes too long to move the cursor to the layer panel, then try moving the layer panel to the document window. Even with three large screens I constantly move panels around to make things convenient, and reset the workspace when done.

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

Community Expert

You can use an action or script to record the command, then play it back using a keyboard shortcut (assuming that the target layer is active).

You can also have a selection tool active and right click on the layer in the workspace and use the "Load selection..." contextual menu item.

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hen5FD8Author

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I did like you said. I recorded an action. It gets called "Set Selection". Then I assigned the F2 key to it. Now I can left click a layer, then rapidly select it using F2. Thank you so much! This is a huge time saver.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

How to assign a hotkey to a recorded action:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/how-do-you-assign-a-hotkey-to-a-recorded-action/m-p/11968725#M530970

And if you need more flexibility in the keyboard shortcut, you can either create a script that plays the action, or create a script that does not have a dependency on the action. Edit/Keyboard shortcuts offer less painful key combinations for scripts, while action keycuts can be somewhat tortuous.

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