Magic Wand Missing

I have seen several posts with the exact same question. The answer is a screenshot of the Quick Selection Tool pullout with the Magic Wand showing below.
On my system, when you click on the Quick Selection tool there is no pullout. None of the icons on the left with the little white corner pull out.
I cleared out my Preferences. No Joy. Uninstalled and reinstalled the program. No Joy. I can't figure out what happened to it.
Thank you for your time and assistance,
John

I was reading other posts and someone mentioned SHIFT-W. I had been pressing W. The Magic Wand Magically appeared.
Problem solved!!!

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