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DigitalDawg
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September 30, 2024
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Photoshop not opening "new" when using a screenshot to edit

Inconsistent and unpredicable as to whether when one takes a screenshot, Adobe Photoshop CC 2024 will show it at all when selecting "new".
In fact, now, when I click "new" I'm not able to see anything at all.

 

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Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 30, 2024

A script here to help automate the creation of a "new document from clipboard":

 

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Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 30, 2024

If the clipboard holds valid pixel data, then you should be able to create a new document using the clipboard.

 

Legacy New Document Interface:

 

 

New Document Interface:

 

 

P.S. Personally, whether on the Mac or Windows OS, I always save screenshots to PNG and never use the clipboard.

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