# De-selecting a layer?

**URL:** https://community.aseprite.org/t/de-selecting-a-layer/5038
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [March 18, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/de-selecting-a-layer/5038 "2020-03-18T17:54:37Z")
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### Author: ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/de-selecting-a-layer/5038/4 "2020-04-01T01:04:59Z")

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Hi everbody! Yeah, this is a [long-standing issue (#1498)](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/issues/1498) 😢 we should fix really soon. I think that a possible solution would be to have two modes in the timeline, like two little buttons:

1. an arrow to just select what is clicked (new default mode), and
2. a marquee tool (which should act like the current mode)

Mockup:

![image](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8a4d40c250f6caed42ef61bf21b19ba7c8c3bd4c.png)

Related threads:

> [@Deselect layer - How?](https://community.aseprite.org/t/deselect-layer-how/3941):
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> deselect layer Hi, I accidentally selected a layer and now I don’t know how to deselect it. How do you deselect a layer? Hola, accidentalmente seleccioné (no sé cómo) una capa y ahora no sé cómo se deselecciona. ¿Cómo se deselecciona una capa?

> [@How to disable the transformation of multiple cels?](https://community.aseprite.org/t/how-to-disable-the-transformation-of-multiple-cels/3870):
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> In Aseprite v1.2.14 we’ve added the possibility to [transform the selection on multiple cels at the same time](https://twitter.com/aseprite/status/1170007034651172866). When you switch between layers or frames, Aseprite selects all the cels of that layer(s) or frame(s): [10] [28] So if you transform the canvas selection, you’ll transform the pixels of these cels too: [10] [28] If you don’t like this behavior, and you want to modify only the active cel, we have added an option in v1.2.15 that you can uncheck to disable this behavior: Edit \> Preferenc…

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