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DanielKay2012
DanielKay2012
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April 28, 2026
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(Photoshop 27.5) Transform tool bounding box off center on warped text

  • April 28, 2026
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The bounding box of the transform tool is in the wrong location and not properly scaled when used on warped text. It does snap back to correct scale and location when a corner of it is selected but reverts once the transform is deselected again.

Photoshop version is 27.5

Off center and wrong scale bounding box on warped text

 

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      Trevor.Dennis
      Community Expert
      Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 28, 2026

      Thanks for the screen shots. That’s really helpful.  Can you clarify what you meant by ‘Selecting the corner’?  If I FT a Type layer, and make a selection of part of that Type layer

      ...and then right click and choose Transform Selection

      Then the Transform bounding box would reflect the selection.  Is that what happened with you?  If so, then that’s expected behaviour.

       

      If not, then can you describe your steps in detail?

      DanielKay2012
      DanielKay2012Author
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      April 29, 2026

      With “selecting the corner” I mean when the text layer is selected then clicking one of the corners (the squares) of the transform tool rectangle overlaying the layer.

      Sameer K
      Community Manager
      Sameer KCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      April 30, 2026

      @DanielKay2012 Thanks for the video. I couldn’t recreate this in a bunch of repro sessions. For now, please make sure there are no stale preferences in your Photoshop. Go to the location of the preference folder below and rename it to backup.

      • Windows 10/11: Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings

      • You can press Press the Windows key > Enter 'Run' > Enter %APPDATA%\Adobe

      • Rename the Adobe Photoshop folder by adding a .old at the end. (Adobe Photoshop 2026 > Rename > Adobe Photoshop 2026. old), You can restore these preferences later if needed.(https://adobe.ly/4860qM9)

      • Restart the computer.

      These changes will provide a fresh start to Photoshop, much like a new installation.

       

      Let me know how it goes.

      Thanks!

      Sameer K

      (Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

      DanielKay2012
      DanielKay2012Author
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      April 28, 2026

      Correction, thought it was fixed in 27.6 but it still has issues

      Trevor.Dennis
      Community Expert
      Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 28, 2026

      What do you see when you first use Transform on the entire Type layer?

      Can you show us a screen shot of the state?  Make it the entire workspace at full res, and the Type layer selected and Free Transform invoked.

      DanielKay2012
      DanielKay2012Author
      Participating Frequently
      April 28, 2026

      Attached how the steps of it are looking from first select to what it looks like after warping the text and then selecting the corner of the transform box again.

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