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Alen Ruby
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October 20, 2017
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CC18 Can't move layers via mouse on Move Tool?

  • October 20, 2017
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I got the latest yesterday (19.0) and the improvements are great, however I have just ran into an issue where my Move Tool will not move any layer which has never happened to me in last 8 years. No layers are locked, I can still move them via Arrow Keys. It persist after PS restart.

I'm a bit weirded out. Is it a bug or is there a new shortcut to prevent everything from moving that I am not aware of yet?

Cheers.

Edit: Selecting via Rectangular Marquee Tool and then using Move Tool lets you 'pick' where to move it, as in, it doesn't show you the selection mid-move, only the end result when you let go of the mouse button.

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Sahil.Chawla
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
October 20, 2017

Hi Alenr,

Could you please try resetting the preferences of Photoshop and let us know if it helps: Preferences in Photoshop

Regards,

Sahil

Alen Ruby
Alen RubyAuthor
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October 20, 2017

Hi

I continued working and the problem resolved itself (made several new layers, dragged images as smart objects into the file and I could move them).

If I encounter it again I will let you know.