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Cursor Brush Outline (macOS)

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
December 8, 2022
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Can someone help me figure out why when I try to use my paint brush or eraser tool the outline is bigger than the actual space it uses?

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Correct answer Ged_Traynor

@ChristopherBovey check the pointer size in the MAC settings

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ChristopherBovey

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I have the same issue, but your solution did not work. My mouse pointer is set to a larger size in my Mac settings, because I don't have perfect eyesight.

When I first installed PS25 last week, I remember getting a message saying that my Mac cursor was set up for people with impaired vision and would I like this on PS - so I clicked yes, not releasing they meant it would change it so that I would have to guess where the brush, instead of it being where the black border on the circle pointer (why anyone would not want it like this is beyond me).

I have tried altering curser settings, I even uninstalled PS and installed it again, hoping the warning message that I might lose some preferences would be true, it wasn't.

Adobe have effectively rendered my product unusable - if you know how to fix this I would be grateful

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ChristopherBovey

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I have a new Mac which I just installed Photoshop 2025

When I installed the Adobe software, I was asked if I wanted settings for the visually impaired; since I have a bigger curser pointer in my Mac OS settings, I clicked yes

When I use the paintbrush or the eraser the outline border is better than the actual space it uses.

I have tried altering the curser settings in preference, I uninstalled PS and installed it again, but that didn't work.

Please can someone tell me how to fix this as it's made Photoshop virtually unusable.

I have attached a screen recording

Screen_Recording_2025-01-02_at_09-19-36.zip

Ged_Traynor

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@ChristopherBovey check the pointer size in the MAC settings

jane-e

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@Mr.Bravo

It's a setting on macOS.

Go to Apple menu > System Settings > Accessibility > Display > Change the cursor size to normal.

Jane

Mr.BravoAuthor

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That did the trick! Now I feel like an idiot, I went through every setting I could think of in Ps but never thought about my macOS settings. Thank you!

jane-e

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@Mr.Bravo

You're welcome, and you are not the first one who has come across this!

Jane

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