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michaelp66993665
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Nov 1, 2026 11:13 PM UTC
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Marquee selection tool is behaving like move tool after I transform it

Every time I attempt to use the Marquee selection tool and attempt to resize it with the transform tool it silently becomes a move tool and enlarges/shrinks or moves the pixels in the selection. This even happens on locked layers. I have tried with spring loaded tools enabled and disabled and i have reset the tool. I have tried with my Wacom pen and my mouse and I have also tried with 2 different keyboards so I do not think it is my attachments. 

I am on 27.11.0

on a Windows system running 

Windows 11 Home Insider Preview

Version 26H2

 

 

    Jeff Arola
    Jeff ArolaCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Nov 2, 2026 4:53 AM UTC

    If you don’t want to actually affect the pixels inside the selection and just transform the selection marquee itself, then use Select>Transform Selection.

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    michaelp66993665Author
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    Nov 2, 2026 11:30 AM UTC

    Cntrl+M —> Cntrl+T no longer allows you to transform a selection? 

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    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Nov 2, 2026 12:46 PM UTC

    It transforms (and moves) the pixels inside the selection, but not the selection edge. For that, use Select > Transform Selection.

    Nothing has changed. This is how it has always worked.

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    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Jeff ArolaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Nov 2, 2026 4:53 AM UTC

    If you don’t want to actually affect the pixels inside the selection and just transform the selection marquee itself, then use Select>Transform Selection.

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