Drag Selection Shortcut Key
September 29th, 2006 Filed in: Tricks & Tips Jump to comments
While I was working in Photoshop, I accidentally found a very cool shortcut which allows you to drag the inactive selection around. Have you ever tried to make a precise rectangle selection, but dragged at the wrong position, and you had to release your mouse and re-drag again? Well, next time before you release your mouse button, hold down the Spacebar and Photoshop will allow you to drag the selection around.
Test it now:
- use the Rectangular Marquee tool
- drag any where in your document (don’t release your mouse yet)
- then hold down the Spacebar
- now you can drag the selection around
This also works for Crop and Shape tools (Photoshop and Illustrator).
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October 3rd, 2006 at 2:42 pm
In Photoshop CS2, you don’t need to press the SPACEBAR, just make your selection box, and then move the mouse inside and the cursor will changue to an arrow/with dotted rectangle.
Bye!, good tip!
October 3rd, 2006 at 6:09 am
Hehe I know this tip before. :)
October 2nd, 2006 at 11:41 pm
Thanks for the tips!
October 2nd, 2006 at 12:03 pm
Thanks Lupe. I’ve never tested in InDesign.
October 2nd, 2006 at 11:17 am
This shortcut works in all the main Adobe products, i.e. illustrator, Photshop and InDesign. I thought I would share this just in case you all use these as well.
October 2nd, 2006 at 9:43 am
Here works fine!
Nice trick, and very useful!
October 2nd, 2006 at 6:17 am
you could also select marquee tool and place the arrow inside and u can drag the selection around even without holding the spacebar.
note:make sure you select the marquee tool,once u place it inside the selection it will turn into marquee arrow
October 2nd, 2006 at 4:22 am
No shortcut is required on Fireworks… Thank you though, I’m sure it will come in handy in AI…
October 1st, 2006 at 11:28 pm
LA Knight,
I’m using Mac CS2 too. You have to press Spacebar before releasing the mouse.