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Julya324037323co0
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January 5, 2025
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Where are those two icons?

  • January 5, 2025
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Hello everyone, i think its a simple question but i cant find any solutions for this.

A while back, before the last update of Photoshop (my current version 26.2.0), i can no longer see those icons. I draw:) the place were they're  supposed to be. As you folks can see, it appears when you select a layer and want to resize'em or whatever. SImple ✅ and 🚫. 

Correct answer Conrad_C

You know, that’s a really good tip to remember. If the Cancel/Done buttons on the options bar get covered up, the buttons on the Contextual Task Bar give us a new Cancel/Done alternative in addition to the keyboard shortcuts.

 

 

I don’t think the Cancel and Done buttons in the Contextual Task Bar replaced others, from what I’ve seen they’ve only added to the others…more options are good. On large displays, the buttons on the Contextual Task Bar are often a shorter round trip from the image than going all the way up to the corner of the screen at the options bar.

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Trevor.Dennis
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Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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January 7, 2025

I've noticed that some functions are now OK'd from the Contextual Task Bar for me.  I've not looked into why it changed, although it was annoying to start with.  I use a large screen with things well spaced out, FWTIW.  I just check the crop tool, which I think was one of the functions that was doing this, and the icons were in the Options bar like they used to be.

    Conrad_C
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    Conrad_CCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    January 7, 2025

    You know, that’s a really good tip to remember. If the Cancel/Done buttons on the options bar get covered up, the buttons on the Contextual Task Bar give us a new Cancel/Done alternative in addition to the keyboard shortcuts.

     

     

    I don’t think the Cancel and Done buttons in the Contextual Task Bar replaced others, from what I’ve seen they’ve only added to the others…more options are good. On large displays, the buttons on the Contextual Task Bar are often a shorter round trip from the image than going all the way up to the corner of the screen at the options bar.

      Conrad_C
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      Conrad_CCommunity Expert
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      January 7, 2025

      If the application window can be made wider, widen it.

      If the application window is already maximized to the full width of the screen, try reducing the screen resolution and/or scaling percentage…in Windows those are two different options in Display settings.

       

      If nothing helps, maybe use the keyboard shortcut for each button.

       

      The shortcut for the Apply (√) button is the Enter key on the numeric keypad. If your keyboard doesn’t have a numeric keypad, it might work to press Fn+Enter.

       

      The shortcut for the Cancel (\) button is the Esc key. In many cases, the shortcut Ctrl - . (period) does the same thing in Windows, and Command - . (period) does the same thing on macOS. (Those are US English shortcuts, might be different in other languages.) 

       

      (Edit) Trevor.Dennis’ reply reminds us that the Cancel and Done buttons now also appear on the Contextual Task Bar, which is often much closer to where you’re actually working. So that’s yet another way to apply or cancel the current edit.

        J
        Julya324037323co0Author
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        January 7, 2025

        Reducing the scale from 150% to 125% really worked. However, this resolution makes everything too small for me 🤓. I loved the idea of having the same options in the contextual text bar. The only problem is that sometimes it bugs out. But I think this will be the solution—reducing the scale and leaving everything very small ends up affecting my vision. Thanks, guys!

        Stephen Marsh
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        Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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        January 5, 2025

        @Julya324037323co0 

         

        It may sound like a pop-culture joke reference, but have you tried resetting preferences? Corrupted prefs are often the cause of inexplicable behaviour.

         

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/quick-tip-how-to-reset-photoshop-preferences/td-p/12502668


        https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/video/preferences-video.html


        https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/preferences.html

         

        Before resetting preferences, it's always a good idea to manually back up your custom actions and custom presets such as brushes for safety (saving actions to .atn file, brushes to .abr files etc).

         

        https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#backup-photoshop-preferences


        https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#Manually

         

        J
        Julya324037323co0Author
        Participant
        January 6, 2025

        Yes I tried to reset all preferences, same problem. Tried to check and uncheck the "Enable narrow options bar", same problem. The main reason is the Share button (compartilhar in my language), is blocking the view of these two icons. I know for a fact that this button cannot be erased or hidden. 

        Stephen Marsh
        Community Expert
        Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 6, 2025

        What monitor resolution are you running? Is Photoshop full screen or smaller?

         

        The big blue share button isn't popular with some users, this looks like another reason why it may be disfavoured.

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