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Anders_L
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October 27, 2025

P: PS 27.0 TabKey navigation not working in dialogs on macOS Tahoe 26.0.1

  • October 27, 2025
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Photoshop version: 26.11.0 ("up to date" according to Creative Cloud app)

System: macOS Tahoe 26.0.1

 

Steps to reproduce: Open a new document, make some edit, close the document (CMD+W). In the dialog that opens and asks if you want to save, don't save or cancel, try to use the tab key to switch to the discard option. It doesn't work. The only way to discard unsaved changes is to use the mouse.

 

Expected behavior: Tab key should switch between every available option in dialogs, so you can press spacebar to choose that option.

 

The same behavior is seen in other dialogs, such as when trying to do something that would cancel an open action (e.g. editing a text box). Tab key just removes focus from any option and it never comes back. Only escape key (cancel) and return (choose the default option) work.

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    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 28, 2025

    Just reporting that the same issue still persists with the just released Photoshop 2026 (ps ver 27.0)

    on macOS Tahoe 26.0.1

     

    It seems you can get it to work if one enables Full Keyboard Access in

    Apple>System Settings>Accessibility>Keyboard, however, that seems to create a host of other issues system wide.

    Conrad_C
    Community Expert
    Conrad_CCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 27, 2025

    Is Keyboard Navigation enabled in macOS System Settings > Keyboard? Because it works for me in macOS 15.

     

    There are many dialog boxes in Photoshop that do not respect macOS keyboard navigation, such as Image > Image Size, but the Open/Save/Cancel type of dialog boxes in Photoshop should respond to both keyboard navigation and traditional keyboard shortcuts, unless you’re saying it’s broken in Tahoe specifically.

     

    If the public Photoshop beta is testing code that would finally let Adobe declare Tahoe compatibility, and Adobe can reproduce this in the public beta in Tahoe, they should mark this as a bug.

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    Anders_LAuthor
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    October 28, 2025

    I'm saying it's broken in Tahoe specifically. And yes of course I have keyboard navigation on otherwise it wouldn't work in other apps or in some Photoshop dialogs (like the Save dialog).

     

    It works fine in Sonoma (macOS 14). I skipped Sequoia so can't speak for that, but recently decided to install Tahoe fresh (old install had been updated through quite a few versions and had developed some issues, thought it was a good opportunity).

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Sameer KCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    October 27, 2025

    Hey, @Anders_L. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I've moved your post to discussions for now. 

    I'll need more info to help you figure this out. 

     

    Please share a video recording of what you see. Also, please test and confirm if Photoshop (Beta) has an issue. You can get Photoshop (Beta) from the Creative Cloud > Apps tab > Beta Apps section. 

     

    Thanks! 
    Sameer K

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

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    Anders_LAuthor
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    October 27, 2025

    Ok, here's a video. You obviously can't see it, but I'm pressing tab many times at each dialog. The first tab press just removes focus from any button and then it never returns.

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