PS CS5 question

[Jeremy Roussak]

I ask this question to demonstrate my general ignorance of PS.

Sometimes when I make a selection and hit the delete key, I get a dialog asking how I want to fill the deleted area: I can use content-aware (which is magical). Sometimes, PS just erases the selection and replaces it with the pale grey chequerboard.

Why? What is the setting that I've missed which will ensure that I always get the dialog?

Thanks

Jeremy

[Jeremy Roussak]

In case I misled people with my first sentence, that wasn't my only reason for asking the question!

Anyone? Please?

Jeremy

[tomrock]

If you're on the Background layer, you get the content aware fill when you delete.

If you're on another layer, just just deletes.

There may be other reasons that I don't know but this is one.

[na goodman]

When you are on another layer use shift delete for content aware fill.

[Jeremy Roussak]

Thanks. I knew I must have been missing something.

Jeremy

[wolfnowl]

Thanks. I knew I must have been missing something.

Jeremy

Thanks for asking - I was wondering that myself.

Mike.

[walter.sk]

Thanks for asking - I was wondering that myself.

Mike.

And if you don't want to remember 2 diferent settings, you can always bring up the content-aware fill dialogue with Shift F5.

[Dave Gurtcheff]

Thanks for asking - I was wondering that myself.

Mike.

Me too. I have beeen making a selection, then Edit>Fill>Content aware
Dave

[daws]

In a layer or background, my habit is to right-click on the selection, click Fill (right-or-left click), then choose from the "Contents" drop-down menu.