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Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2018 Release) Question on Lesson 8 Vector Drawing Techniques

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I am on page 201 of lesson 8

In step 3 it states to “….press Shift and drag a corner to make the text object proportionally larger…..” When I press shift, the hand tool appears and the area selected doesn’t move or change its proportion.  I have reset all tools without correcting the problem.

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to help me with this challenge.

KTM

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Correct answer jane-e

Hi Kevin,

You are using the 2018 CiB. Are you using 2018 or 2019 of Photoshop itself?

  • The “text object” is a Smart Object that is an eps file. When you first place it, it looks like this with handles.
  • After you deselect it (as in your screen shot), the handles are gone. To select it after you deselected it, use Cmd + T (CtrL+T on Windows.} Or go to Edit > Free Transform.

  • If you are getting the Hand tool, you may be pressing the spacebar Instead of Shift. Look at your fingers and the keyboard to confirm.

  • If you are using Photoshop 2019, the transform behavior has changed. It will be proportional by default, and Shift is used to distort.

Jane

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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April 15, 2019

Hi Kevin,

You are using the 2018 CiB. Are you using 2018 or 2019 of Photoshop itself?

  • The “text object” is a Smart Object that is an eps file. When you first place it, it looks like this with handles.
  • After you deselect it (as in your screen shot), the handles are gone. To select it after you deselected it, use Cmd + T (CtrL+T on Windows.} Or go to Edit > Free Transform.

  • If you are getting the Hand tool, you may be pressing the spacebar Instead of Shift. Look at your fingers and the keyboard to confirm.

  • If you are using Photoshop 2019, the transform behavior has changed. It will be proportional by default, and Shift is used to distort.

Jane

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April 15, 2019

The actual program is dated 2019. It automatically updated.

Conrad_C
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April 15, 2019

If you're using the 2019 release of Photoshop CC, and you're using the steps from the 2018 release of the book, the last bullet in jane-e's answer is correct.

I have both the 2018 and 2019 editions of the book in front of me. I can confirm that we removed the Shift key instruction from step 3 in the edition for the 2019 release, because Adobe changed how resizing works. In the 2019 release, just drag a corner handle of that Smart Object without holding down any keys, and it will resize proportionally.

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