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How to restore the circle shape for the brush tool in Photoshop

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My brush tool has become a small cross hair and cannot get back to a circle. How do I reset?

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Press the 'Caps Lock' key while using one of the brushes. It toggles between a circle and a crosshair view.

If it's always wrong when opening Photoshop change the default behavior in Edit --> Preferences --> Cursors. There you can select 'Normal Brush Tip'.

faisu887

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First, press Caps Lock once while the Brush tool is active, since that toggles the cursor between a crosshair and the round brush outline. If it still shows a crosshair, check the cursor setting: on Windows it is under Edit, then Preferences, then Cursors, and on a recent Mac it is under the Photoshop menu, then Settings, then Cursors. Choose Normal Brush Tip there, and the round outline should return for your current brush size.

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kind_socialite9809

There is no preferences in photoshop edit

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Trevor.Dennis

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Are you using Windows or Mac?

With Windows Preferences are at the bottom of the Edit menu.

With a recent Mac look for Settings under the Photoshop menu.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/get-started/settings-and-preferences/adjust-preferences.html#Manually

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KPC_Creative

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I did a complete reinstall brsuh defaults to crosshairs instead of circl and caps lock does not fix the issue. Just trying to work here and I cannot. Having several issues with my brand new mac laptop and photoshop 2022 fully updated, HELP ME PLEASE!

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emillyh

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Do you have a set up with a laptop that's hooked up to a couple monitors with your laptop closed? Check to make sure the Caps Lock isn't on on your laptop. I just had this happen to me. I use an external keyboard and mouse and my Caps Lock was engaged on the laptop itself.

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KPC_Creative

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This didnt work for me on a bran new lmac laptop

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defaultxe3e5p1utzfo

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Thank you. Couldn't figure out what I did. I have no Caps Lock light or indicator, and I never gave it a thought. So annoying, but a simple a fix.

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shammahw28670808

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Hey I'm having the same problem, and when i clicked caps lock the circle of the brush poped up bu when i moved the curser it went away. How do can I make it stay a circular brush?

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shammahw28670808

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Never mind it worked, I have to keyboards so the caps lock has to be selected or unselected specificly on the mac for it to work not an outside keyboard.

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