from Type tool to Marquee with key command?

Hello. I'm new to this forum. yay!

I'm trying to figure out how to move from a line of text in Type tool mode to the Marquee [or any other tool, for that matter] by using a key stroke instead of having to select the new tool in the Tools palette. Hitting "m" just adds an "m" to my line of type.

Is there a solution to this?

:rolleyes:

hi,
i have ps cs ..... doing a shift M will take you out of the text box to the marquee tool... repeat the process and you can cycle thru the various marqee tools ...

[QUOTE=sjfbarnett;178582]Hello. I'm new to this forum. yay!

I'm trying to figure out how to move from a line of text in Type tool mode to the Marquee [or any other tool, for that matter] by using a key stroke instead of having to select the new tool in the Tools palette. Hitting "m" just adds an "m" to my line of type.

Is there a solution to this?

:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]

jerrylb said:

hi,
i have ps cs ..... doing a shift M will take you out of the text box to the marquee tool... repeat the process and you can cycle thru the various marqee tools ...

Thanks for the response. But hitting shift M just gives me a capital M.

I'm using CS3 on a Mac.

hi,
First i am on wintell system not familiar with mac........ but looking a list of mac cs3 keyboard shortcuts I downloaded, http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/shortcuts/index.html#pscs3 , i notice it also says for a mac shift+M ...... on mine I need to ensure that i do hit both at the same time or else I'll just get a M....

I don't know what else to say ... hopefull some mac user will jump in and help

sjfbarnett said:

Thanks for the response. But hitting shift M just gives me a capital M.

I'm using CS3 on a Mac.

Hi sjfbarnett,
Tap [Cmnd+Return] to commit the typing and then [M] to select Marquee.

woohoo! That did it.

Thanks so much.