How to fix target channel hidden in photoshop?

Scroll your eyes down to where it says "Edit in quick mask mode." It's probably checked if you're facing this issue. Uncheck: Honestly, just unclick it. That's it. No more Alpha channel.

Could not use the move tool in Photoshop.?

Make sure that none of the channels are selected within the Channels panel . You can turn off the visibility of channels using the eye ball icon. However, if you have selected a channel by clicking on it within the Channels panel then you will get the error message that you mentioned when you try to move content.

Where is the channel panel in Photoshop?

You can find Photoshop's color channels palette window through the top file menu. Click Window > Channels . We will start in RGB mode (Image > Mode > RGB).

How do I fix hidden tools in Photoshop?

Choose Edit >Toolbar. In the Customize Toolbar dialog, if you see your missing tool in the Extra Tools list in the right column, drag it to the Toolbar list on the left. Click Done .

Why is Photoshop not letting me move objects?

Choose the layer you need to move and turn on "lock position" option and turn it off . There you have it. Hope it helped.

How do I enable the Move tool in Photoshop?

Select the Move tool , or hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to activate the Move tool.

Why is my selection not working in Photoshop?

Please try Reseting the selection tool : Select the Selection tool, right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) on the Tool Presets icon (in the Options panel) and select Reset Tool from the menu.

Why is my move tool not selecting layers in Photoshop?

When the Move tool is selected, look in the options bar and see if Auto-Select Layer has become disabled . If so, enable it and try again. To add to previous correct answer: to temporary activate/deactivate mentioned Auto Select feature with Move Tool active press Ctrl key and hold.

How do I unhide layers in Photoshop?

In the Layers panel, just click on the little Eye icon to the left of the layer's thumbnail and it hides that layer from view. To see it again, click where the Eye icon used to be. To see just one particular layer (and hide all the rest), press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key, and then click on the layer's Eye icon.

What is the difference between a layer and a channel in Photoshop?

Channels are found in the Channels panel, while layers are accessed through the Layers panel . By working with both panels, we can enhance our image editing capabilities. Layers and channels interact in several ways, like creating a clipping mask or a layer mask.

How do you show transparency channel in Photoshop?

The Channels Panel can be accessed by going to the main menu and clicking on Window > Channels . This panel shows theRGB color channelsalong with the additional alpha channels that store transparency information. You can make a channel visible or hidden by clicking theeye iconbeside it.

Error - Target Channel is hidden in Photoshop (2024)

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In Photoshop CC, I am constantly getting the message "Could not ...... because the target channel is hidden" whenever I try to do anything. Every time, I check and see that the alpha channel is selected and hidden, so I select RGB instead. Why does it keep automatically switching back to alpha?

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I had the same problem and found the solution:

Your top panel, go to Select then in the dropdown menu uncheck "Edit in quick mask mode". Then it switches back to automatic RGB channel selection from automatic Alpha selection.

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Are you maybe clicking on a layer mask icon in the Layers panel?

-Noel

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En respuesta a Noel Carboni

Nope. I did have some layer masks, but they were inside layer groups that were closed and not visible.

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En respuesta a Elliott B.

I'm not sure what you might be doing, but I haven't heard a lot of complaints here on the forum about Photoshop selecting alternate channels on its own... Is is possible you're fat-fingering a key on the keyboard just before this happens?

I'm scouring my memory and I can't think of a time when I've had a channel made active without being able to explain it...

I can only encourage you to watch for it to happen then very carefully review what you've just done.

Next time it happens, before changing anything consider doing a screen grab and posting it here. Maybe there's some other clue there that one of us on the forum might be able to spot. Maybe something will be showing in the History panel that will make it clearer...

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I am getting the same exact issue.

I very carefully select my layer and go to move it using the cursor, and get this error.

I look in the channels panel and RGB is no longer selected only the Alpha channel.

I edit text, save changes, go to move the layer and get this error.

This is the first time this has happened to me as a photoshop user of 10 years. I am on Creative cloud cc and just updated photoshop a few days ago..

The only fix I know of is to select the alpha channel and delete it..

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THANKS! That was it! I was ready to push my laptop off the desk.

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Worked, thanks.

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Thank you!

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you!! This solved it for me too

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THANKS!

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What is so amazing in this answer is that it just points out the obvious — and after so many years, one would think that Adobe would have changed that message to something more logical (e.g. "you cannot edit this layer when in quick mask mode"), or, even better, turned theerror message into amodal dialogue box saying something like "In order to do [... what you were doing ...], you need to leave Quick Mask mode. Do you want to proceed?" with a simple Yes/No answer.

And, of course, it would also make it easier if there slightly better visual cues when youare in Quick Mask mode. It happens me all the time, Allegedly, you're supposed to have a red border or some red translucent things all over the place (assumingyou selected red as the colour for the mask — which is the default), but, after a while, with so many layers and modes and whatnot, all overlayed/overlapped, interfering with each other, well... sometimes it's not that easy to see what you wish to see 😞
Anyway... 7 years later, and still thanking you for your most informative answer!
(And, BTW, in my case, you wereabsolutely right — Iwas on "Edit in Quick Mask mode" and didn't notice it. Yay for Google! Yay for he Adobe Support Community and all its answers! Yay to this most friendly 'Guest' and all of their knowledge!)

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Actually the message means exactly what it says.

Quick mask is just one situation where you get this message. More commonly you will get that message if you, say, target a mask on a layer with visibility turned off. Or any other situation where the target channel is not visible.

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thank you. that helps

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In my case I found out that when I was accidentally right clicking on the curves icon, when I meant to left click on it. I have a wireless mouse and it's easy to do:( This had the effect of creating a layer mask in a curves panel, instead of just a layer with curves adjustment. Since the curves panel showed up right where I expected it, I failed to notice that I was creating a layer mask with a curves in it. Then I went to use my eraser and got the same message. It kind of messed me up for a while, but I solved it by deleting the unwanted layer, and then deleting the alpha channel which was also inadvertently created. I had a similar problem with using the option key when using the quick selection tool. I heard a click, click, click, etc. and then my keyboard was inactivated. I resolved this by hitting the option key multiple times until I heard the click, click, etc. again. There are numerous ways to get in a weird setting that is not helpful, and then it takes forever to figure out what happened and how to fix it. Especially since it's unintentional, a person has no idea what they might have done. Luckily sometimes there is a sound to indicate that something weird happened.

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