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moomoogarsdale
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January 22, 2020
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Guides in document are black, but settings are blue

  • January 22, 2020
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I have gone to settings > general > guides/rulers and made sure the color was blue.

BUT I hit some odd key combo in my document and now ALL guides are always black,but they remain blue in settings. How can I reset? Tried to reset the workspace, that didn't do it. Reset guides, removed guides, closed program, opened, rebooted, updated. Nothing is allowing me to change the colors of the guides in my document. All helps take me to settings, yet settings are correct.

 

What can I do to switch them back?

    3 replies

    Stephen Marsh
    Community Expert
    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 18, 2025

    If you have artboards, then artboard guides can have different colours, however, it's probably a corrupt preference file issue.

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      Falrinth
      Inspiring
      August 3, 2022

      Same issue. And proposing resetting all settings as a solution isnt really helping. We do set tones of settings on purpose, and re-setting it all over again is waste of time (money). We should try to find a reason why the guides are black, even tho in settings they are default cyan.

        bob_robertappleton dotcom
        bob_robertappleton dotcom
        Inspiring
        April 17, 2025

        Sometimes they get messed up by Photoshop (no idea why), so it's like throwing away the prefs in the "olden days." And it's a pain but it works.

        Peru Bob
        Community Expert
        Peru BobCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 23, 2020

        Try resetting the prefernces:

        To manually restore preferences to default:

        To restore preferences quickly using a keyboard shortcut:

        • Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You are prompted to delete the current settings. The new preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop.

        Note: Using the keyboard shortcut, preference files for custom shortcuts, workspaces, and color settings will also be reset to default.

         

        from here:

        https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#restore_preferences

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