Photoshop 27.5 on Mac: Missing Anchor Arrows in Canvas Size Dialog — How to Restore?

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April 10, 2026
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In Photoshop 27.5 on a Mac running 26.2 when I attempt to add canvas to a photo the dialog box contains an anchor box. This anchor no longer has the arrows in all of the boxes except the center which does contain a dot. How can I get the arrows back?

The anchor box used to add canvas to a photo is missing the arrows. How do I get them back

Correct answer Jeff Arola

See if going to Photoshop 2026>Settings>Technology Previews, unchecking Enable Modern User Interface and restarting Photoshop solves the issue.

D Fosse

Community Expert

Yes, it’s part of the “modern user interface”, but personally I wouldn’t call it an issue. I think this new layout, without the rather messy arrows, is much more intuitive and clear.

TEMPLAR KNIGHT

Participant

You and I clearly have different notions of what “messy” means. I don’t find the arrows messy at all — they were directional indicators. Removing them makes the Canvas Size dialog feel too abstract, like dropping a ball in the Plinko game. The anchor grid alone is too minimal. Arrows gave immediate, human–readable clarity about how the adjustment would go. Simplifying at the cost of usability isn’t more intuitive, it strips away the human touch that made the tool efficient and recognizable in the first place.

Jeff Arola

Correct answer

Community Expert

See if going to Photoshop 2026>Settings>Technology Previews, unchecking Enable Modern User Interface and restarting Photoshop solves the issue.

PhotoSmithDigitalAuthor

Participant

That worked….thank you very much

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