Comments on: ctrl+click in Photoshop CS3 selects folder instead of layer

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:01:21 +0000

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.

By: Norbert

Norbert — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:54:55 +0000

Thanks so much dude! This has been driving me nuts!

By: ZacharyGuidry

ZacharyGuidry — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:26:02 +0000

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.

By: nypee

nypee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:45:47 +0000

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By: Umm

Umm — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:30:38 +0000

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By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:29:45 +0000

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.

By: melinda

melinda — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:20:48 +0000

Where do I find that option in CS3?

By: Jason Gill

Jason Gill — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:15:09 +0000

Dude, you are a lifesaver. Thanks. I can’t believe I didn’t notice that before.

By: Mark Nederhoed

Mark Nederhoed — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:16:39 +0000

Change the auto select settings of the move tool -_- You’ve got Auto select Group instead of Auto select layer