: Photoshop duplicate selection marquee, not pixels Before the advent of rounded corners tools in Photoshop, I distinctly remember using a key combo to be able to duplicate the selection, not the

@Turnbaugh909

I don't believe there exists a modifier combo to duplicate a selection.

You can move or transform a selection, without altering the pixels, by using Select > Transform Selection in the menu. But that still will not allow you to duplicate the selection.

If you want to duplicate a selection, the easiest method I know if is to use the Channels Panel


Create your first selection
Click the "new" icon at the bottom of the Channels Panel
Fill the selection (on the alpha channel) with white
Click the RGB channel (or CMYK channel)
Move, transform, or otherwise change the selection you see to create the second selection
Hold down Command/Ctrl+Shift and click the thumbnail for the alpha channel


You'll then have both selections active.



This essentially saves the first selection, then reloads it later.

Vote Up Vote Down

@Speyer780

I don't recall Photoshop being able to do this. If it did, it was many versions ago, possibly before CS. (Mind you, I started on version 4.)

What you can try is to toggle Quick Mask mode, make a copy of the masked area, and toggle out. You should now have two equally-sized selections.

Vote Up Vote Down

@Gloria351

With your selection active, go to Select > Save selection and give your selection a name:



You can also right-click on the selection marquee itself and likewise choose 'Save Selection'...

Then when you want to use it again go to Select > Load Selection and choose your saved selection:



I've never known Photoshop to have the functionality you speak of – but I started with CS6 so...

Vote Up Vote Down