Fix the rectangle selection tool!

Forum|Forum|7 months ago
December 10, 2025
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FIX THIS!

1. Photoshop switches to Path mode automatically if…

You click on the canvas with the Rectangle Tool without dragging.

A single click with a shape tool brings up the Create Vector Shape dialog in older versions.

In recent versions, it silently flips the mode to Path and inserts a path box.

This is the number one cause.

macOS

JLSeattleAuthor

Participant

@Ged_Traynor Thank you! Resetting All Tools worked!

Michael J. Hoffman

Community Expert

What version are you using? I cannot recreate this with version 27.1.0. When I single click the rectangle tool, I get a dialog box that says "Create Rectangle." Whether it creates a path, a shape, or pixels is controlled by the option in the toolbar, and a single click doesn't change the mode to Path (for me). It honors the current setting.

Can you create some screen shots or screen recordings to show this isue?