My quick selection tool seems not to work on my mac.

it also shows different options in the tool bar than those described on adobe pse help.  i discovered it works sort of like stretching and tacking a rubber band.  i also discovered that the the magic wand tool works and has the same options as are described in pse help... anyone else have this problem?  i have a macbook pro OS X 10.6.8  both these tools are awesome once you learn to use them!
Message was edited by: sleah_in_norcal

Can you post a screenshot of what you see in the tool options?

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