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Pietro_2003
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September 30, 2021
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Cmd, alt and Ctrl keys activate PS in background

  • September 30, 2021
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When working in another program and I happen to touch the Cmd, alt or Ctrl key, Photoshop is activated and lifted underneath the window I am currently working on. SO strange. 

 

My work gave me a pre-loved iMac 2019 with Big Sur freshly installed, and after installing a bunch of programs including Creative Suite, this bug is driving me around the bend. How do I stop it?! 

 

I hope someone knows what this is. 😉

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Correct answer War Unicorn

Have you tried restarting your system? It sounds like Photoshop is not losing focus somehow even if you switch to another app.

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War Unicorn
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War UnicornCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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September 30, 2021

Have you tried restarting your system? It sounds like Photoshop is not losing focus somehow even if you switch to another app.

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Pietro_2003Author
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October 2, 2021

I feel so stupid. I've been working as a designer on Mac since the Mac Plus, and it didn't occur to me to restart. I had to move the iMac to another room and realised after a while that it had stopped the behaviour. It just didn't 'feel' like a bug, more like a strange short key command that I inadvertantly activated. 

 

Works fine after the restart. Doh!

Omar.Fathy
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Omar.FathyCommunity Expert
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September 30, 2021

You tried to edit Preferences>Keyboard options?

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