braddewald Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Ok so when you select something in photoshop it puts up these crazy dotted outlines that are "moving" around your selection area. Its good for knowing what exactly I have selected but very very annoying when, say, changing the hue of a certain selected object. The dotted lines are too distracting to get a good feel for what it is going to look like. I find myself having to duplicate a layer then do the image adjustment on the selection area and turn the layer on and off to get a good idea of what it would look like with the adjustmen on or off. Bottom line.... is there a way to toggle on/off these annoying dotted selection outlines? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickdt Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I don't think there is a way to turn them off. However I would suggest you use the selection to copy and paste the part of the image in question into another layer and then do your adjustment there. Then you won't see the "marching ants" and you'll be able to easily revisit your adjustment if it needs further tweaking. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Warner Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 ctrl+h will hide the "marching ants" while you do your modifications to the selection. Then hit ctrl+h again to make the marquee show again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspiron30 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Ctrl + h =hide de dotted line and Ctrl + D = deselect de image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 ...or create the selection, and turn it into a non destructive adjustment layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braddewald Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 Thanks guys, I love my life marching-ant free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M. Gruhn Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I'm with Travis. Copying to another layer is _better_, even if you have a way to hide the ants. You can make the adjustment, drop some oppacity, maybe erase a bit... Why would you want to give up this functionality and... Yeah, use the selection as a mask on a modification layer and you can even change your mind about the adjustment settings days later. You can add or subtract from the affected area at will... Also don't forget about smart objects and smart filtering. The only thing thirty-seven times better than living sans ants is living non-destructively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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