Just to get a feel of what contiguous does, click back onto the regular selection option in the Options bar, then click on an image with the magic wand tool. This might give you a better understanding of what contiguous does. With contiguous selected, you will only select pixels that are touching that meet the tolerance criteria. With it not clicked--it will select everything within that tolerance level. Michelle ... View more

In case you can find it, Photoshop 2020 still has the 3D tab and functionality. ... View more

Hi! We are sorry to hear you are having this issue! Did you update anything before this happened? What version of Photoshop are you running? Michelle ... View more

Choose the Black to Transparent Gradient. This will give you the option to add to what you have already created, and give you the cumulative effect you are looking for. Michelle ... View more

Hi! Have you checked to see that your Graphics Processor Card is up to date and compatible with the version of Photoshop you are running? Some of the issues you are describing are noted in the following help doc: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html#DisableGraphicsProcessor   Follow the steps to disable the card and see if the problem goes away. If it doesn't, please let us know? Michelle ... View more

Are you unable to type into the details area on the right side of that window? What happens when you select the number and type your new size? Michelle   ... View more

Hi Merlin, Can you show us a screen shot of your image? That would be most helpful. Also, what is the resolution of the background you are trying to create? And, what is the resolution of your camera—is it possible to shoot the cloth with just one shot and have enough resolution to create your backgound?   To be able to help you with Photomerge and evening out the tone of your image, please give us a screenshot of your window, panels, and layers as well as your image. Thanks, Michelle  ... View more

Hi Merlin, What is the color bit depth of your image? If it is 8 bit—you have run up agains trying to get a smooth gradient from 256 shades of blue and Photoshop is trying to interpolate the color. As Stephen suggested above, it would be great to see a screen shot of your window, panels, and image so we can give you some ideas to fix it. Did you try creating a gradient between two colors of blue and then using one of the blend modes to overlay it onto the image? Also, how was the image shot? Michelle ... View more

Hi! There are a few differences in language, depending on where you live. I was answering a post last week and found out that even though English is spoken in the US and Great Britian, there are some subtle differences in the regional settings such as spelling and color printing profiles. They are determined by the language you chose when you installed Photoshop. I think you might be running into this because of what you chose when you installed the program. What region did you choose when you installed Phtoshop? Michelle ... View more

Hi! What version of Photoshop are your running? Have you tried to reset your preferences? Here is a help doc that will give you a little more information and walk you thorugh the steps: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html   Let us know if that helps or if the issue still persists. Michelle ... View more

Hi! What option for the Selection tool is checked in the Options Bar? Can you show us a screenshot of your window with the panels and layers visible, and not just the image? That would help immensely.   It looks like you might have the Intersect option checked in the options bar, but I cannot tell unless we can see the Options bar and what layer you have selected.  What are you trying to select? Michelle ... View more

Hi! Here is anothre definiton that might help. This comes from a Google search: In Photoshop, "contiguous" refers to pixels that are touching or sharing a common border . When a tool with a "contiguous" option, such as the Magic Wand tool,is set to contiguous, it will only select pixels of a similar color that are directly adjacent to each other. If contiguous is unchecked, the tool will select all pixels of the similar color on the entire layer, regardless of whether they are connected.    Here is a video that might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKB08u3UXEk ... View more

Hi! The definition of Contiguous actually means sharing a common border, or touching. So, Contiguoulsin this case means that everything that is the same color—and is touching the area you have selected will be added to the selection. When Contiguous is checked it selects only the areas that are similar and touching, and when it is not checked, it selects all areas that are similar to the area you clicked but are not touching.   I hope that helps! Michelle ... View more

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Hi! We are sorry you are having this issue! Can you explain what you mean by using "your preferences" and "presets"—Do you mean you can only select a preset document size from the preset menu?   Can you show us a screenshot of the dialog box? Michelle ... View more

Hi! Can you give us a little more information and show us a screenshot of your window and all of the panels? What are the steps you are following when this happens? If you can tell us more about your process and when/how this happens, we will be able to help you more effectively.   Thanks! Michelle       ... View more

Hi!  We are sorry to hear that this problem is persisting! It definitely looks like a bug from everyone's comments that I read in the previous post. Do you have the previous version of Photoshop installed on your machine? One of the comments said that they had rolled back to 24.5 and the problem stopped. Is that something you can do to keep working while this issue is getting attention?    I realize this is not the answer you are looking for, but at least you would be able to keep working and not have to reinstall and deal with updating all of your brushes, presets, etc.    Let us know if that is an option! Michelle ... View more

Yes! I have auto update turned off on Photoshop. In the Creative Cloud app, click on your Account icon (profile icon) in the top right,and choose Preferences. Choose Apps from the menu on the left, and then click the Auto-update toggle to off. Then you can undate when you are ready, or when they have the bugs worked out.   From your Creative Cloud window you can then, if need be, re-install the last version of Photoshop that worked for you. Michelle ... View more

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Yes, let us know if it works! (Fingers crossed! 🙂 ... View more

Hi! What tool are you wanting to resize using the "<" key? Michelle ... View more

Hi! Here is some additional information (in non-technical terms) regarding the differences between Saturation and Vibrance. Saturation will take all colors and apply the same amount of saturation across the board. Everything becomes more (or less) saturated evenly.   Vbrance increases the saturation in the colors that are lesst saturated making them more vibrant, but leaves the more saturated colors alone—thus the different algorythms that Stephen is talking about.    That is why you get two very different—and intentionally different—results. Hope that helps to answer your question! Michelle ... View more

Yes! Very powerful! Did you also check to see if your graphics card is compatible and up to date? Here is an Adobe Help doc that talks about some of the issues that are caused by the GP card—one of them is incorrectly rendered windows.    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html   Check this out and let us know if this fixes the issue or if it still persists? Michelle ... View more

Thanks! I did a search in Google for "Is the UK version of Photoshop different than the US version" and found that the tools are the same, the language is somewhat different. Here is the text copied from Google: ___________________  For all practical purposes, the UK and US versions of Photoshop are the same , with the main difference being the default language settings. The core features and tools are identical, and users can change their language settings at any time.  Primary difference: Language When you install Photoshop, the most notable difference is in the language options, which are labeled: English (North America): Uses American spellings (e.g., "color," "honor"). English (International): Uses UK spellings (e.g., "colour," "honour").  This primarily affects the user interface and dictionary, but does not change the program's functionality.  Regional pricing and licensing While the software's functionality is the same, regional differences do exist in Adobe's pricing and licensing.  Pricing: The cost of a Creative Cloud subscription can vary by region due to local market conditions, taxes, and other factors. Adobe ID: The country associated with your Adobe account determines the currency you are billed in. Storage Region: Where your data is stored in the Adobe cloud is based on the country code of your account to ensure compliance with local data residency laws.  Can you change your language? Yes, you can easily change the language of your Photoshop installation, regardless of where you bought your license.  Open the Creative Cloud desktop app. Go to Preferences and then select Apps. Choose your desired language from the Default install languagedropdown menu. Reinstall Photoshop to apply the new language setting.  _______________________ Did you select English (International) when you installed the program? I am not sure if this is the issue or not, but I thought it was worth asking the question!   Let us know if this helps or if you are still having the same problem? Michelle     ... View more

Hi Sara, We are so sorry you are still having this issue. Please don't give up! I have a question for you...do you have auto updates turned on for Windows so your system automatically loads the latest update?    I was just wondering if that something like that could be causing the problem. Please let us know? Thanks! Michelle   ... View more

Hi! I know this sounds strange, but have you tried to open the file in Illustrator? I have seen this work before. I searched Google with "opening corrupted photoshop files in illsutrator" and this is the resulting information:   To open a corrupted Photoshop (PSD) file in Illustrator, try directly opening it in Illustrator , which may automatically attempt to recover layers and data. If that fails, use Illustrator's content recovery mode by editing preferences to enable it. Alternatively, use a third-party repair tool like Repairit or Recovery Toolbox. If you can open it, immediately File > Export As and save it as a new PSD file to preserve the recovered data.     opening corrupted photoshop files in illsutrator These is a video at this link that might be helpful to recover your file.   Let us know if that helps or if you still cannot access your file. Michelle ... View more

Hi! What computer are you working on? Mac or Windows? What version of Photoshop? Have you checked to see that your computer is compatible with the version of Photoshop you are currently running?  Michelle ... View more

You are right! That is very strange! What region/area do you live in? Have you tried removing and reinstalling Photoshop? Is this 26.10 that you installed? Michelle ... View more