Why won't Alt-Backspace fill my selection or layer ?

[Pjotr Wedersteers]

I am using Photoshop CS. In many tutorials I see the keyboard shortcut
Alt-Backspace listed as an easy way to fill my layer or current selection.
All that happens when I do it is in my history palette an entry "Fill" is
added to the list, but no colour is added to my selection or layer/ Anyone
know why ? (Preferences already reset to defaults).

Thx
Pjotr

[edjh]

Is Transparency locked on the layer?

Are you in 16 bit mode?

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"edjh" <edj...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Assuming that you are using the defaults as stated above, your foreground
swatch should show black and your background swatch should show white.
Alt-Backspace should fill your background with black (foreground color) and
Control-Backspace should be filling with white (background color).

Start with a new canvas in rgb or cmyk to try it out. 8- or 16-mode doesn't
matter - it should work regardless.

[Pjotr Wedersteers]

"Pjotr Wedersteers" <x33...@westerterp.com> wrote in message
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I must have done something particular (let you know if I can reproduce it),
because a new day, new documents to work with and presto! it all works like
it is supposed to. Thanks for your answers!