# How to exit zoom selection

**URL:** <https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-exit-zoom-selection/2479>\
**Category:** Help us improve Penpot\
**Created:** [February 6, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-exit-zoom-selection/2479 "2023-02-06T22:01:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![connorjcantrell](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/connorjcantrell/32/2423_2.png) [@connorjcantrell](https://community.penpot.app/u/connorjcantrell)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-exit-zoom-selection/2479/1 "2023-02-06T22:01:33Z")

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Disclaimer: Coder attempting design

I am not finding it intuitive to exit the zoom tool and return back to the general selection tool. The shortcuts say it’s `v`, but this is not working for me.

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**Author:** ![Ester](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/ester/32/89_2.png) [@Ester](https://community.penpot.app/u/Ester)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-exit-zoom-selection/2479/2 "2023-02-07T08:55:37Z")

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Hey Connor, thanks for your message.

This might be a bug but I need more information to establish that. How are you accesssing the zoom tool? Also, what OS and browser are you using?

Thankss!

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**Author:** ![Patrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@Patrick](https://community.penpot.app/u/Patrick)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-exit-zoom-selection/2479/3 "2023-08-14T18:40:53Z")

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Hey Ester,  
it really seems to be a bug. I am experiencing this as well and it is very frustrating as I can’t exit out.  
I didn’t activate it intentionally. Not sure if there is a shortcut. When selecting the Select tool or any other tools, it doesn’t change to this specific tool.  
I am using the Arc Browser (Chromium) and MacOS 13.5

I hope that helps finding and solving the bug.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Ester](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/ester/32/89_2.png) [@Ester](https://community.penpot.app/u/Ester)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-exit-zoom-selection/2479/4 "2023-09-01T07:13:41Z")

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> [@Patrick](#):
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> this

I’m not sure if it’s exactly [this Taiga bug](https://tree.taiga.io/project/penpot/issue/5719) that fixes it, but let me know if that matches the problem you’re experiencing. If that’s the case, then it will be fixed soon 🙂

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**Author:** ![Patrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@Patrick](https://community.penpot.app/u/Patrick)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/how-to-exit-zoom-selection/2479/5 "2023-09-01T17:14:59Z")

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This could very probably be my experienced bug. Thanks for the letting me know!