Inspiring

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Move tool vs free transform

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
June 23, 2024
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I just upgraded my PC and loaded the new PS. After using any tool I always do a "V" to get out any tool that have a habbit of giving me grief. Now going to the move tool activates Free Transform and I cannot dismiss it using the normal key strokes; ESC, Ctrrl-D, or Enter. What's going on and how do I fix it or get around this issue.

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Windows

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c.pfaffenbichler

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What are the Move Tool’s settings?

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Inspiring

Your answer is spot on, thank you.

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I don't consider V safe, I have always used H.

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That sounds like corrupt preferences. V has always been the move tool.

You can either ctrl+shift+alt when launching, or click "reset preferences on quit" in the Preferences dialog.

When resetting preferences make sure you have saved out actions, brushes and other things you want to keep.

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Most likely you are seeing the new Layer Bounds. Uncheck it in the cog wheel dropdown in the options bar for the Move tool.

Details in this post from Colin Smith's Photoshop Café:

https://photoshopcafe.com/hover-layer-in-photoshop/

Jane