elem 2 – basic tool question

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kateri
Aug 15, 2004
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New at this and don’t know how to finish using a tool without clicking on another tool. That is how to just get back to having a plain cursor while in an image. Not a cursor associated with a tool.

An associated problem: Once I have used the move tool, how do I get rid of the box?

I have tried looking in help and several books without success. The answers are probably big as day, but I haven’t found them.

Thanks.
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Jodi_Frye
Aug 15, 2004
I wish i had 10 bucks for every time someone came asking this 😉

Elements always has the last tool you used open…it does not revert back to system cursor. Most of us have a preference for where we like to park our tool. I prefer the marquee tool while some like the hand 🙂
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Wendy_E_Williams
Aug 15, 2004
I’m a lasso parker 🙂

Now to get rid of the box when you have finished with the move tool … first you need to apply the change (click on the little tick … top of the screen on the right hand side) then do Apple + D to deselect … I guess that is Control + D on windows.

You just hold down the Apple (or Control?) key and whilst holding it down press the D key.

Hope this helps

Wendy
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Mac_McDougald
Aug 15, 2004
Yep.

As far as the "box". Not sure if you mean selection or layer, but either: – Select/Deselect (control+D)
or
– Uncheck "show bounding box" in options menu at top.

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kateri
Aug 15, 2004
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I spent soooo much time looking.
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kateri
Aug 15, 2004
Jodi I gave $$$$ to the other responders as well
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kateri
Aug 15, 2004
Thank you. I will try Ctrl+D as I have Windows XP

I’m sure you get some of Jodi’s looooot toooo $$$$$ $$$$$$ $$$$$$$

🙂
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Wendy_E_Williams
Aug 15, 2004
Kateri,

Glad to be of help 🙂

Wendy
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Jodi_Frye
Aug 15, 2004
Kat, Thanks for the loot ! I feel so rich now…hmmmm, whatever will i do with all those cash symbols…hmmmm, this is a tough decision. Perhaps Ill just keep it safe in the box 🙂

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