: Selecting individual layers in Photoshop Hi :) Does anyone know if there is a way to select individual layers on a canvas in Photoshop without having to select it in the layer window first?

@Nimeshi706

Hold down the the Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) key then click on the object.

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@Hamaas979

Switch to Move tool - shortcut " V "
Right-click and select the layer from the list.

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@Hamaas979

Hold down the command and the control keys then click on the item. A menu of all the layers beneath your click will appear. Scroll to select the layer you are after.

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@Smith574

In the move tool, just right click on any pixel in the canvas and select the layer from the pop-up context menu.

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@RJPawlick971

press v (shortcut for selection tool) right click the shape or paint or subject on the particular layer you are after and then select the layers name - that layer will now be active (this becomes more difficult with overlay layers but as long as you have named layers correctly you should be able to figure it out)

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