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BetelJio
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September 3, 2018
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Layer mode select stays selected

  • September 3, 2018
  • 9 replies
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Hello, this is a little hard to explain so I will do my best. I am running PS CC 2018 on Windows 7.

When I select a layer mode (e.g. multiply, overlay), the layer mode box stays selected, so when I use certain buttons they won't work. I need to press Enter to 'confirm' and de-select the layer mode box. It's a small issue but it really affects my work flow, is there any way to stop this from happening?

    Correct answer Bojan Živković11378569

    It is Windows bug for a long time and it affects any selectable drop-down list in Photoshop. I haven't found any workaround but I found that this can be actually advantage sometimes to use keyboard shortcuts (up and down keys) to cycle through blending modes.

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    Dramenon
    Dramenon
    Inspiring
    August 11, 2025

    Thank you for the feedback on this topic.  Like many of you,  it has been a nusiance to myworkflow as well. 

    Please have a look at the next Photoshop Beta for relief.
    Let us know if works, or not works, well enough and allows you to work normally again.

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    Rudy5CB5
    Participant
    October 16, 2023

    Hello ! 

    Still no fix for this bug ? We're in 2023.. 🙄

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      nathan080808
      Participant
      January 5, 2021

      Yes this is an annoying/timewasting feature. Please add an option to turn this off 🙂 

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      r-bin
      Legend
      February 10, 2020

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      stephens22034924
      Participant
      February 10, 2020

      I'm really hoping this gets fixed. It's pretty frustrating when I select a blend mode, then press a hotkey (like "B" for brush) and it doesn't register because the blend mode selection menu is still active. This and the alt-key menu popups are absolutely infuriating. It's a broken workflow and really slows us down. 

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      stephens22034924
      Participant
      February 10, 2020

      I forgot to mention, these are windows-only problems. Not a problem on Mac.

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      BetelJioAuthor
      Participant
      September 3, 2018

      Thankyou to everyone. It looks like there is nothing to be done about it; let's just hope it can be fixed sometime in the future. Thankyou Bojan Živković​, it will be beneficial to try and see the positives

        Bojan Živković11378569
        Community Expert
        Bojan Živković11378569Community ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        September 3, 2018

        It is Windows bug for a long time and it affects any selectable drop-down list in Photoshop. I haven't found any workaround but I found that this can be actually advantage sometimes to use keyboard shortcuts (up and down keys) to cycle through blending modes.

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        Anonymous
        September 3, 2018

        Hi

        Not that I'm aware of, I just hit the Esc key

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        Anonymous
        September 3, 2018

        Moving to Photoshop

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