(Note: this post applies to Photoshop CS3 on a PC. I haven’t played with it on the Mac yet)
I’ve been frustrated for a long time with one simple thing in Photoshop CS3: the fact that ctrl+left-clicking an item in my layout with the move tool no longer selects the layer of the item I’m clicking, but the most top level folder that its layer resides in.
Well, today I finally figured out the new shortcut for selecting a layer from the layout. Using the move tool, hover over the object you want to select, then use alt+right-click. That will automatically select that layer in the Layers panel.
I guess I could use Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K and change the shortcuts around to what I’m already used to. But I might as well get used to the new one so that I don’t have to update it in future version installations, or if I’m on someone else’s machine I won’t get frustrated.
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Change the auto select settings of the move tool -_- You’ve got Auto select Group instead of Auto select layer
Dude, you are a lifesaver. Thanks. I can’t believe I didn’t notice that before.
Where do I find that option in CS3?
Thanks for your post. I was growing frustrated with this as well. I wonder why they changed the behavior? They should have stuck with the original behavior and added a new key combination for selecting the parent folder.
Dude.. you are freaking BRILLIANT!!
THANK YOU!
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I just re-installed CS3 after using it for 3 years. I couldn’t believe that Ctrl-Click wasn’t selecting the layer! I thought I was going crazy – That’s how it used to work! Thanks for posting this – I also didn’t notice that the Move Tool had a Auto-Select (Group) or (Layer) option. Duh.
Thanks so much dude! This has been driving me nuts!
To select just the object within a layer you do a Ctrl Click just as in previous versions. However it is what you click on that makes the difference. Hold down Ctrl and click the preview icon on the level and just the object will be selected. Hope this helps.