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Gabriel.u
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Jan 23, 2026 8:32 AM UTC
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P: Lost Mouse-Wheel Scrolling for Blending Modes in Layers Panel — Please Restore!

Hello,

For several updates now, I’ve lost a very important feature in the Layers panel regarding the blending mode dropdown menu. I used to be able to scroll through the blending modes using the mouse wheel, which was extremely convenient. Now I’m forced to change modes by opening the Layer FX panel, which is much less fluid (I’m on a PC version).

What’s even more surprising is that the search filter in the Layers panel, just above the blending mode dropdown, still allows scrolling with the mouse wheel.

I hope you can restore this functionality that has always been there. Thank you!

    Pinned Reply By Sameer K

    Thank you for your patience. Currently, this is functioning as intended, as altering this behavior would conflict with another bug that was fixed in Photoshop 26.11:

     

     

    I hope you understand. 

    Sameer K
    (Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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    Gilad Koriski
    Gilad Koriski
    Inspiring
    Aug 23, 2026 6:18 PM UTC

    I can’t believe how many workflow killing bugs photoshop and lightroom have, it’s disheartening to see how little Adobe regards their users. I’m waiting for an open-source replacement, if Adobe keeps slipping, it will lose all of us.

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      Aketano .
      Participating Frequently
      Jul 12, 2026 2:54 PM UTC

      5 months , we’re still waiting, this is not small, you should listen to paying customers.

      come on !

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        Trevor.Dennis
        Community Expert
        Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        Jul 12, 2026 11:56 PM UTC

        Have you actually read the rest of the thread? 

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        Aketano .
        Participating Frequently
        Jul 13, 2026 5:26 PM UTC

        5 MONTHS !!!!!

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          sbn85
          sbn85
          Inspiring
          Jun 11, 2026 10:07 AM UTC

          when applying layer blending options to the layer dropdown becomes unactive. Can’t change mode using keyboard arrows.

          New adobe Reality:

          expectations:

          can you please fix that?

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            Sameer K
            Community Manager
            Sameer KCommunity Manager
            Community Manager
            Jun 11, 2026 11:57 AM UTC

            ​@sbn85 Merged: 

             

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            Kyriakos37400034bonu
            Participant
            Jun 24, 2026 10:51 PM UTC

            nice you block my reply, get your censoring bs and [offensive content removed by mod] devs

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              slvslv
              slvslv
              Participant
              May 28, 2026 3:23 PM UTC

              Such a big disappointment and extremely inconvenient. I have used to pick up the best blending mode with a mouse wheel, and that was the feature that I used multiple times a day. And now it is super inconvenient to browse through blend modes. 

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                Justin299002717se8
                Participant
                May 4, 2026 10:28 PM UTC

                I also have this issue. It’s very annoying. I miss this having this ability.  Please get it back. 

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                  Sameer K
                  Community Manager
                  Sameer KCommunity Manager
                  Community Manager
                  Feb 9, 2026 10:28 AM UTC

                  Yes! Thanks for remembering it. An older, and much more inconvenient bug had to be addressed: 

                  PS versions after 26.11 have this gesture/interaction disabled by design. 

                   

                  Thanks!

                  Sameer K

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                    Trevor.Dennis
                    Community Expert
                    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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                    Feb 8, 2026 11:20 PM UTC

                    Thanks Ged.  I did wonder if it was anything to do with zooming with the mouse, but I tried disabling all of those settings and it made no difference.  

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                    Trevor.Dennis
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                    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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                    Feb 8, 2026 4:46 AM UTC

                    I can still use + and -  with the Shift key held down, and the Move tool selected.  It doesn’t matter where the cursor is.  Google thinks that we should be able to use the mouse wheel, but that does not seem to be the case any more. 

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                    Ged_Traynor
                    Community Expert
                    Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    Feb 8, 2026 1:14 PM UTC

                    Trevor, there was a post in the old forum, where someone reported the same issue, Sameer K from Adobe confirmed that the change was intentional in order to address another issue, can’t find that post any longer though

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                      alvarobuenol
                      alvarobuenol
                      Participating Frequently
                      Feb 7, 2026 7:39 PM UTC

                      I updated Photoshop to the latest version and now I can't change the blending mode on a layer using the mouse scroll wheel, nor do the arrow keys work to switch between blending modes and quickly see the effect. Now I have to click on the drop-down menu each time and choose an option. 

                       

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                        Sameer K
                        Community Manager
                        Sameer KCommunity ManagerPinned
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                        Jan 26, 2026 11:41 AM UTC

                        Thank you for your patience. Currently, this is functioning as intended, as altering this behavior would conflict with another bug that was fixed in Photoshop 26.11:

                         

                         

                        I hope you understand. 

                        Sameer K
                        (Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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                        Gilad Koriski
                        Gilad Koriski
                        Inspiring
                        Aug 23, 2026 6:24 PM UTC

                        We have no more patience, your reply is 6-month-old, this should have been a same day fix, there are few features more important than this. I can’t believe how many workflow killing bugs photoshop and lightroom have, it’s disheartening to see how little Adobe regards their users. I’m waiting for an open-source replacement that will surely come soon, if Adobe keeps slipping, it will lose all of us.

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