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Jun 17, 2026 9:27 PM UTC
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Permanently turn off these icons in PS26 on Mac

CMD+H turns them off but also turns off transform controls.  Need to turn off permanently w/o affecting other tools.

    Conrad_C
    Conrad_CCorrect answer
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    Jun 17, 2026 9:56 PM UTC

    Those icons are color samplers for the Info panel, that were manually placed using the Color Sampler tool. If you don’t need them any more, select the Color Sampler tool, and then up in the options bar, click Clear All.

     

    If you still need them but don’t want to see them, I’m not sure what the answer is other than the command View > Extras, because the color samplers don’t seem to be listed in View > Show > Show Extras Options. 

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    jane-e
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    Jun 18, 2026 12:02 AM UTC

    ​@photolover3 

     

     

    In addition, Cmd+H hides/shows whatever is enabled in View menu > Show. Check or Uncheck items there to control what Cmd+H toggles.

     

    Jane

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    Trevor.Dennis
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    Jun 17, 2026 11:48 PM UTC

    Something I do when I need to remember colors is to create a palette on a temporary layer.  

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    Conrad_C
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    Conrad_CCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Jun 17, 2026 9:56 PM UTC

    Those icons are color samplers for the Info panel, that were manually placed using the Color Sampler tool. If you don’t need them any more, select the Color Sampler tool, and then up in the options bar, click Clear All.

     

    If you still need them but don’t want to see them, I’m not sure what the answer is other than the command View > Extras, because the color samplers don’t seem to be listed in View > Show > Show Extras Options. 

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