My rectangle marquee tool won't draw 90 degree corners...it defaults to a round corner.

My rectangle marquee tool has stopped drawing right angle corners. When I use the tool and mark the area, as long as I hold the mouse down I have right angles, As soon as I release the mouse the corners become rounded. It must be a simple toggle, but I can't find it,
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Hi there
Make sure the feather value in the Rectangular Marquee options bar is set to 0 px, as shown below:
If this does not solve your issue, feel free to post here again.
Cheers!
Kendall

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