Why won't Alt-Backspace fill my selection or layer ?

I am using Photoshop CS. In many tutorials I see the keyboard shortcut Alt-Backspace listed as an easy way to fill my layer or current selection. All that happens when I do it is in my history palette an entry "Fill" is added to the list, but no colour is added to my selection or layer/ Anyone know why ? (Preferences already reset to defaults).

Thx
Pjotr

Pjotr Wedersteers wrote:

I am using Photoshop CS. In many tutorials I see the keyboard shortcut Alt-Backspace listed as an easy way to fill my layer or current selection. All that happens when I do it is in my history palette an entry "Fill" is added to the list, but no colour is added to my selection or layer/ Anyone know why ? (Preferences already reset to defaults).

Thx
Pjotr

Is Transparency locked on the layer?

Are you in 16 bit mode?

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Pjotr Wedersteers wrote:

I am using Photoshop CS. In many tutorials I see the keyboard shortcut Alt-Backspace listed as an easy way to fill my layer or current

selection.

All that happens when I do it is in my history palette an entry "Fill"

is

added to the list, but no colour is added to my selection or layer/

Anyone

know why ? (Preferences already reset to defaults).

Thx
Pjotr

Is Transparency locked on the layer?

Are you in 16 bit mode?

--
Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html

Assuming that you are using the defaults as stated above, your foreground swatch should show black and your background swatch should show white. Alt-Backspace should fill your background with black (foreground color) and Control-Backspace should be filling with white (background color).

Start with a new canvas in rgb or cmyk to try it out. 8- or 16-mode doesn't matter - it should work regardless.

"Pjotr Wedersteers" wrote in message

I am using Photoshop CS. In many tutorials I see the keyboard shortcut Alt-Backspace listed as an easy way to fill my layer or current selection. All that happens when I do it is in my history palette an entry "Fill" is added to the list, but no colour is added to my selection or layer/ Anyone know why ? (Preferences already reset to defaults).

Thx
Pjotr

I must have done something particular (let you know if I can reproduce it), because a new day, new documents to work with and presto! it all works like it is supposed to. Thanks for your answers!