Photoshop Elements elementary question

dudwell · Dec 30, 2007, 11:56:08

I'm grappling with Photoshop Elements 3.0 and I'm being driven mad by the magnetic lasso tool. I delineate an area of my picture, close the contour with a double click and move the tool away. Then how do I get rid of the tool in order to revert to a mouse arrow? There must be a very simple solution but I've been unable to find it.

Thanks in anticipation!

Rik · Dec 30, 2007, 12:02:38

I just change the tool in the palette, but that's with Photoshop, Elements may be different.

Ray · Dec 30, 2007, 12:10:26

Quote from: Rik on Dec 30, 2007, 12:02:38
I just change the tool in the palette, but that's with Photoshop, Elements may be different.

Seems to be the same in Elements as well, Rik, at least that's the only way I've found yet to do it.

Rik · Dec 30, 2007, 12:15:19

Thanks, Ray. I must confess it's a tool I rarely use.

Simon · Dec 30, 2007, 12:15:56

Right click > Deselect

Rik · Dec 30, 2007, 12:18:15

Doesn't that remove the selection, not the tool selection?

Simon · Dec 30, 2007, 12:24:11

Oh, sorry, misread the question.

Yes, just select another tool. I usually use the Rectangle Marquee tool to get out of anything else.

dudwell · Dec 30, 2007, 13:18:50

Aahh... I've been searching for something that doesn't exist and I didn't need another tool. Thanks everybody for the superspeedy replies, much appreciated. I'll go back to playing with photoediting now.

Rik · Dec 30, 2007, 13:21:08

Glad we could help.

Enjoy your editing. (I just copied a head from one person to another in a group shot, then printed it and waited to see how long it took people to notice. I was surprised - it was several minutes...)