deleting a selection

[saeedeh]

I want to delete a selection from background. I select a part of picture with one on selection tool. then I insert delete from keyboard. but every time a fill page appear and there is not any option in fill for deleting that selection. I want to remove selection that no pattern or color be replaced.

 

[MrToM]

You need to unlock the layer...

If you are on a later version of PS then just click the 'padlock' on the layer.

Earlier versions require either holding 'Alt' or some other method...I forget which, its been a while.

Just search for 'unlocking background layer' if neither of the above work for you.

Regards.
MrTom.

 

[IamSam]

You can click and drag the padlock to the trash bin in some versions.

 

[saeedeh]

OK, I know how to unlock a layer.

 

[gedstar]

Is this what your trying to do, if so all I did was make a selection with the rectangle marquee tool or whatever selection tool you like and hit the delete or backspace key, hitting shift + backspace will bring up the Fill dialogue option

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[saeedeh]

Is this what your trying to do, if so all I did was make a selection with the rectangle marquee tool or whatever selection tool you like and hit the delete or backspace key, hitting shift + backspace will bring up the Fill dialogue option

no, I only hit the delete and this happened.

 

[gedstar]

OK are you saying that when you hit the delete key you get the Fill Dialogue option instead of the selection been deleted like this

View attachment 53781

Can you tell us what OS you have and version of Photoshop would help, even a screenshot of what your doing in Photoshop, we really need more info in order to be able to help you

 

[MrToM]

@gedstar,

This was solved in post #2 mate......the OP was trying to delete a locked background layer.

I couldn't tell them how to unlock their background layer as they didn't say what PS version they were using but later in post #4 they indicated they knew how to unlock the background.....problem solved.

Regards.
MrTom.

 

[saeedeh]

thanks. yes problem was solved by unlocking the layer. but I should say that: OS is windows seven and PS version is cs 6

 

[gedstar]

DOH now he tells me :banghead:

 

[gedstar]

@MrTom

I thought he was still having issues after unlocking the layer.

Cheers

 

[MrToM]

It was a bit of a vague acknowledgement I'll grant you.....I just read between the lines.....line.....words.....well, ya know.

For once It seems I read it right!

Regards.
MrTom.