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anseric-msPeOq
Inspiring
January 22, 2017
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Spacebar + Move

  • January 22, 2017
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Since the last update of Photoshop and Illustrator spacebar and move doesn't work anymore.
The hand shows up when I press space but when I left click it doesn't move around.

    Correct answer Elite-sunpink30076016mojx

    Correct me, Edit>Preferences>Tools <check {overscroll}> boom

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    Elite-sunpink30076016mojxCorrect answer
    Participant
    January 25, 2024

    Correct me, Edit>Preferences>Tools <check {overscroll}> boom

      JonKim97
      JonKim97
      Participant
      June 28, 2025

      I signed in to say thank you, I've been unable to use the spacebar to scrub around my canvas for months if the image was zoomed all the way out, and zooming in just to move the picture around was frustrating.

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      anseric-msPeOqAuthor
      Inspiring
      January 22, 2017

      I am aware that you need to be zoomed in.

      I closed all programs, even those in the background.

      I started my computer in safe mode but even then the problem persists.

      Is there a way to assign my middle mouse button to drag. That wood be a good solution for me?

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      anseric-msPeOqAuthor
      Inspiring
      January 22, 2017

      I just found the problem. Well not really, but I got the solution.
      I put my mouse in another USB and that fixed the problem.

      Thanks for the help

        Benjamin Root
        Benjamin Root
        Legend
        January 22, 2017

        Ah-ha! Thanks for checking back with your solution.

        I'm not aware of any way to switch the temporary hand tool from Spacebar. However, if you press and hold the "H" key the hand tool will become temporary. Neat part about that is the view zooms out while you position the zoom. Makes shifting the view really quick if you happen to do a lot of detailed work zoomed way in...

          Benjamin Root
          Benjamin Root
          Legend
          January 22, 2017

          Try resetting the Photoshop preferences:

          • Manually; safe, can be undone:

          http://tv.adobe.com/watch/the-complete-picture-with-julieanne-kost/how-to-reset-photoshop-cs6s-preferences-file/

          • Quick; cannot be undone:

          Win: Press and hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift immediately after initiating Photoshop's startup. A box will appear asking if you want to continue with the reset, select "yes." If you don't see this, you weren't fast enough...Try again.

          Mac: Press and hold Cmd+Opt+Shift then start Photoshop. A box will appear, asking if you want to continue with the reset, select "yes."

          If that doesn't work, do you have any other programs/processes which could be snagging the Spacebar input before Photoshop?

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          anseric-msPeOqAuthor
          Inspiring
          January 22, 2017

          Didn't work. I have no idea. The thing is that the hand tool shows when I press space but just can't move.
          I'm running windows btw...

          The handtool does work when I select it.

          Benjamin Root
          Benjamin Root
          Legend
          January 22, 2017

          Very interesting. Add a type layer and see if the Spacebar works correctly.

          Which way did you reset your preferences? If the quick way, did you see this dialog?

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