3DS Max - Face selection turns into edge selection as soon as I click a face. Help?

Masich

Problem basically detailed in the title. Trying to extrude a face in 3DS Max, so I have my selection set to "faces", obviously. But as soon as I click on the face I want to extude, my selection mode changes to "edges". Same thing happens when I try to select verts.

What's going on, please? Have I just hit some hotkey somewhere that's screwing me over (I wouldn't be surprised) or is this some kind of glitch?

Please help.

low odor

Make sure you do not have your shaded selection turned off ....F2 key(default).....if shaded mode is turned off, it may look like you are just selecting edges...if it is not that...the hotkeys for switching to different sub objects are 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

gateian

What modifier or mesh type are you using? Is it physically changing to edge mode or is it just the wire frame edges that turn red as Low Odor suggests?

Also, if you can share what version of max you are using too.