I doubt the auto-select feature is doing this. I keep the option on all the time and never had this issue. Do you have a quick mask in the file? It would show up in the channels panel (Windows > Channels). If so, delete the quick mask and you're good to go! On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 11:30 AM Griswold, Britt (GSFC-279.0)[LUSA Associates] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Did you do just a reboot or a complete shutdown and restart? > > When you say "hold down the key", you mean hold down the mac Command key > to temporarily change the selection tool to the Move Tool (V)? If you > change to the actual Move Tool, do you get the same result? > > You might also research some way to rip out any Tool preferences file that > may be hiding in the Adobe files. If that were to regenerate, it might > solve some problems... > > > Britt > > On 1/8/20, 10:25 AM, "SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science > Illustration- on behalf of Taina Litwak" <[log in to unmask] on > behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Anyone have any ideas or run into this too? > > Using CC on a Mac 10.12.6. It worked well for 3 months and today when > I select and area with my lasso tool and hold down the key to move that > section, the whole layer moves. If I use the arrow keys I can move just > the selection, but that is not how it should be. Have restarted the > program and restarted the Mac. > > Hate to have to call Adobe, but that may be next step... > > Help! - Taina > > Instructions to subscribe or leave the list are at > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gnsi.org_listserv&d=DwIFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=4iOOGJLF_8fVSdCgs5tBNWDUGZnlh3w__QU555S9m5A&s=HAYeaLHK_1eX8-HjRu1UE-2eMz0hDMHnCD_5QQK1R9s&e= > > List name is Sciart-L > > Problems: Email Lana Johnson at [log in to unmask] > -- *Sarah Dahlinger* *Creature Concept Artist, Sculptor, and Illustrator* Portfolio <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.sarahdahlinger.com_&d=DwIFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=4iOOGJLF_8fVSdCgs5tBNWDUGZnlh3w__QU555S9m5A&s=GzGjelPb-OFaINT81od4vjU6J-TFlKGspylIOtUSrpU&e= > Join my mailing list <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mailchi.mp_682834effc41_zdmm&d=DwIFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=4iOOGJLF_8fVSdCgs5tBNWDUGZnlh3w__QU555S9m5A&s=yfVXBOsne9VfrRaAwPxxVmJIJzwmyLQHm_y4dQZqZgE&e= > *to get a free movie explaining how I beat the fear of the blank page to create unique thumbnails. * Timezone: Eastern (Boston, MA) She/Her Instructions to subscribe or leave the list are at https://www.gnsi.org/listserv List name is Sciart-L Problems: Email Lana Johnson at [log in to unmask]