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October 15, 2026
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Move Tool "." period shortcut no longer toggles Auto-Select between Layer and Group in Photoshop 27.11

I used to be able to toggle the auto-select options between layer and group by pressing “.” but this function no longer works after updating to 27.11.0. I can’t find anything online about this key command and why it’s suddenly not working but I’m certain it worked this way before as I’ve checked a different a different computer running 27.6.0 and it works there. Can I turn this key command back on again? I used it a lot and would appreciate not having to manually use the dropdown to switch between selecting layers/groups.

 

I did look in my key commands list and didn’t see anything that matches the function I’m looking for. Also mannually creating key commands requires cmd or an f-key so I’m not sure I could just add it the same way it was before via the key command editor anyway.

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    Anshul_Saini
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    October 15, 2026

    Hi @LeiaB,

    Thanks for reporting this and for confirming the behavior against Photoshop 27.6.

    I was able to reproduce the issue in Photoshop 27.11. The "." shortcut no longer toggles the Move tool’s Auto-Select option between Layer and Group, while manually switching between Layer and Group still works normally.

    I’m reporting this to the Photoshop team for investigation. There’s no additional troubleshooting you need to perform at this point.

    Thanks for catching this and providing the previous version comparison.

    Best,
    Anshul Saini

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