MARQUIS TOOL ONLY WORKS IN 1PX SQUARE MODE

[Ralph_Nelson@adobeforums.com]

Okay folks...this may be the most obvious newbie question of all time or just today, but I am stuck and flummoxed.
Photoshop CS / Mac Panther: When trying to set a ratio of 1 to 1 in the marquis tool, I can only get 1 pixel by 1 pixel, so although the frame lines show the frame I am hoping to achieve, when I hit return to execute the command, the image is trimmed to a one pixel by one pixel size.Fine I suppose if you are into minimalist art, but not practical for much else.
What is the obvious thing that I am overlooking?
Thanks for your help.
Ralph

[Ed_Hannigan@adobeforums.com]

Are you doing Fixed Ratio or Fixed Size? Something not making sense in the question.

[Phosphor@adobeforums.com]

You have a fixed size selected in the Options Bar when your rectangular marquee tool is selected.

Reset it.

[Ralph_Nelson@adobeforums.com]

I "try" to use a fixed ration 1/1, but it defaults to 1px X 1px and I cannot seem to find a way to get it to simply go to the desired ration without going to a 1X1 pixel ratio. If I delete the *px* after typing in the number 1, it still goes back to pixels.
aaaarrgghhhhhhh!!
Thanks for your efforts.
RN

[Ann_Shelbourne@adobeforums.com]

Ralph:

If you really have "Fixed Aspect Ratio" selected in your Options Bar, you should be able to draw a square of any size with the marquee set to 1:1.

If you are getting 1 pixel x 1 pixel squares, it would indicate that you have selected "Fixed Size" instead.

If that is not the case, try trashing your Photoshop preferences.

[Ed_Hannigan@adobeforums.com]

There are no units in ratios. If you are deleting px then that means you are on Fixed Size, not Fixed Aspect Ratio.