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coreyd4099031
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February 18, 2018
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Error on the Photoshop Reference Manual, or a Broken Feature (Unsure which)

  • February 18, 2018
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Straight from the most up-to-date version of the Photoshop Reference Manual (Last Updated 2/2/18), it states:

"Delete a color from the Swatches panel"

"Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), position the pointer over a swatch (the pointer turns into scissors), and click."

On Windows 10 Pro, Photoshop Version 19.1.1 - This feature does not work. No scissors appear, and you cannot delete it with this method.

Thanks

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Correct answer pixxxelschubser

coreyd4099031​,

it seems to be a bug in PS CC2018.

See here: Could someone do me a favour?

In post #11 you'll maybe find a workaround:

Tomy-rex​ wrote:

Terri - don't know if this helps - but if you go to the swatches flyout, and open "Preset manager", you can click on the first swatch, and then shift+click the last swatch which will select all the swatches and you then have the option on the right to delete all the swatches you have highlighted...  any good?

Have fun

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pixxxelschubser
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pixxxelschubserCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 18, 2018

coreyd4099031​,

it seems to be a bug in PS CC2018.

See here: Could someone do me a favour?

In post #11 you'll maybe find a workaround:

Tomy-rex​ wrote:

Terri - don't know if this helps - but if you go to the swatches flyout, and open "Preset manager", you can click on the first swatch, and then shift+click the last swatch which will select all the swatches and you then have the option on the right to delete all the swatches you have highlighted...  any good?

Have fun

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    coreyd4099031Author
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    February 18, 2018

    Interesting. Thanks for the heads up. Perhaps the Adobe team can update the manual accordingly (or reimplement this feature, either one). Last I checked, this was the latest version of the manual served from the site.

    Cheers

      JJMack
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      JJMackCommunity Expert
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      February 18, 2018

      The manual may actually be correct  all other version the Alt key changes the cursor to the scissors it most likely just a new bug

      The Preset manager is normal a better place for managing and creating  collections of Photoshop loadable resources like styles.  You can edit the matrix in there much better then in the palette.   Group delete  rearrange  etc.  Save the way it is. delete all load what you what you want to change and edit and save the changes under a new name or replace the collection you edited..

      JJMack
        JJMack
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        JJMackCommunity Expert
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        February 18, 2018

        It may be wrong try a right click see it a menu pops up Photoshop 19.1.1 is a newer release a manual dated 2/2/2018 would be for a prior version of Photoshop. No longer supported

        JJMack
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