Can I zoom in and out with shortcuts that don't move to zoom tool in PS CC 2019?

Question

The shortcuts I've always used to zoom in and out no longer work. It seems that I have to hit "Z" and switch from my current tool to the Zoom tool. All ideas appreciated. Photoshop CC 2019 on a Mac running High Sierra 10.13.6.

michelew83603738 · Accepted Answer

Your Cmd +/- has stopped working? I am not having that problem. Have you taken any troubleshooting techniques to see if you can get it to work again? Re-start computer? Re-set preferences?

Hoovaloov · Answer

Zoom shortcuts broken for me in CC 2019. I'm on Windows 7 (64 bit). Control+Plus / Control+Minus don't do anything. Have to use the Zoom tool plus the Alt key to zoom in/out.

Edit: This is a really weird bug. It only happens when Photoshop is opened via the Lightroom "Edit In > Adobe Photoshop" command. I cannot recreate it if I just open Photoshop manually first and *then* use send the photo from Lightroom (I'm using Lightroom CC 8.0 release Camera Raw 11.0 Build 1193777).

Oddly, this bug breaks more than the Zoom shortcut, I'm unable to add a mask to a layer by first making a selection using the Elliptical Marquee Tool and then clicking the "Add Layer mask" button in the Layers panel.

But I can do all of that just fine in Photoshop if I simply open Photoshop first on its own.

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