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JulieHF
JulieHF
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March 22, 2020
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Prevent crop making me use flatten image in P'shop2020

  • March 22, 2020
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When I crop an image in Photoshop 2020, it makes a new layer.

How do I disable that so that I don't have to flatten the image?

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Correct answer Jeff Arola

In the Crop Tool options check Delete Cropped Pixels

 

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Jhigh8
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August 8, 2022

Thank you, Jeff Arola.  Your solution is elegantly simple, and IT WORKS.

Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 24, 2020

In the Crop Tool options check Delete Cropped Pixels

 

    JulieHF
    JulieHFAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 30, 2020

    Bingo! Simplicity takes the gold star. Thank you so much.

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    March 30, 2020

    I see you did not see I had that checked in the three screen captures I posted.  So a picture is not always better than words.

    JJMack
    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    March 23, 2020

    Could you please post a screenshot taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Layers, Channels, Options Bar, …) visible? 

    Is »Content-Aware« checked for example? 

    Chuck Uebele
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    Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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    March 22, 2020

    That is a preview layer for cropping only, once the crop is okayed, your layers return to normal.

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    March 22, 2020

    If its the crazy crop preview in  the layers palette you are referring to that Chuck wrote about. You can use the crop tool settings in to tool options bar to switch classic Crop tool.  That does not show that preview where the document looks lake a flattened layer over a solid fill background.  I never look at it anyway.  

    JJMack
    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    March 22, 2020

    If the crop tool or on menu Image>Crop is adding a layer or flatting your document something is messed up on your machine. Try resetting your Photoshop preferences see if the fixes your problems.

    JJMack
    JulieHF
    JulieHFAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 22, 2020

    How do reset the preferences?

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    March 22, 2020

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