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johnnyp59692184
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October 26, 2018
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Free Transform Tool + Shift key is inverted?

  • October 26, 2018
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Hello,

I must have inadvertently changed a setting somehow... ctrl+t enables the free transform tool as usual, however as of a few hours ago, I now have to hold down the shift key if I do not want to scale uniformly. I have been using Photoshop for a long time, and I am used to holding the shift key when I do want to scale uniformly, but now I have to hold it so that I can scale non uniformly. (i.e. drag a square into a rectangle shape)

Any idea how I managed to flip the functionality of the shift key?

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Correct answer Peru Bob

If you want to change it back:

How do I turn off the new proportional scaling by default behavior while transforming layers?

To revert to the legacy transform behavior, do the following:
  1. Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).
  2. Type the text below in the text file:

    TransformProportionalScale 0

  3. Save the file as "PSUserConfig.txt" to your Photoshop settings folder:
    • Windows: [Installation Drive]:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings\
    • macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/

from here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new.html#user-experience-improvements

3 replies

Kukurykus
Kukurykus
Legend
October 27, 2018

https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/constrained-resize-ps-cc-20

    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Peru BobCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 26, 2018

    If you want to change it back:

    How do I turn off the new proportional scaling by default behavior while transforming layers?

    To revert to the legacy transform behavior, do the following:
    1. Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).
    2. Type the text below in the text file:

      TransformProportionalScale 0

    3. Save the file as "PSUserConfig.txt" to your Photoshop settings folder:
      • Windows: [Installation Drive]:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings\
      • macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/

    from here:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new.html#user-experience-improvements

      J
      johnnyp59692184Author
      Participant
      October 27, 2018

      Awesome! Thank you soooo much!

      Peru Bob
      Community Expert
      Peru BobCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 27, 2018

      You're welcome.

      michelew83603738
      Community Expert
      michelew83603738Community Expert
      Community Expert
      October 26, 2018

      If you updated to the new version of Photoshop, you didn't do anything. That is now the default function. They have changed it. So you no longer need to hold shift to scale uniformly and holding shift is now non-uniform.

        J
        johnnyp59692184Author
        Participant
        October 27, 2018

        ::eye roll::

        Thank you very much! I thought I was going crazy!

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