Using the Select menu

You can use commands in the Select menu to select all pixels, to deselect, or to reselect.

To select all pixels on a layer within the canvas boundaries:

1 Select the active layer in the Layers palette.

2 Choose Select > All.

To deselect selections:

Do one of the following:

Choose Select > Deselect.

If you are using the rectangle marquee, elliptical marquee, or lasso tool, click anywhere in the image outside the selected area.

To reselect the most recent selection:

Choose Select > Reselect.