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Lee33203523zn0x
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October 27, 2023
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Where is Constrain Path Dragging in Photoshop 2024

  • October 27, 2023
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I've been using Photoshop and Illustrator since 1992, and most updates I've continued to use Legacy settings. I've just installed Photoshop 2024 and due to complications I couldn't migrate my settings from the previous Photoshop.

I'm trying to find where to constrain the anchor points of a path drawn with the pen tool, when you are resizing a segment of the path.
Previously you could click 'Constrain Path Dragging', but I can't find it any more.

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    Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

    Hi Lee.  When you use an app like Photoshop long enough, so much of what we do becomes muscle memory.

    Things you've done a thousand times without thinking become a mystery when you stop to think about it, or someone asks you.  I do it all the time.   It's like typing.  Our fingers know where every key is, but I couldn't tell you where most of the keys are without looking.

     

     

    BTW  The Discover tool can be useful in these situations.

     

     

     

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    Lee33203523zn0xAuthor
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    November 5, 2023

    Thank you everyone. Of course I found it one minutes after posting - I was getting too frustrated to look properly!

    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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    November 4, 2023

    Could be that you have Enable Narrow Options Bar checked in the photoshop Preferences>Tools.

    In that case the words and checkbox are replaced by an icon.

     

    Adobe Photoshop 2024>Settings (Preferences)>Workspace (mac)

    Edit>Preferences>Workspace (windows)

     

     

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      laural29657950
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      November 4, 2023
      I found it, but on Windows, it is under Edit > Preferences > Workspace.
      Thanks to helping me know what to look for!
      Trevor.Dennis
      Community Expert
      Trevor.DennisCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      October 27, 2023

      Hi Lee.  When you use an app like Photoshop long enough, so much of what we do becomes muscle memory.

      Things you've done a thousand times without thinking become a mystery when you stop to think about it, or someone asks you.  I do it all the time.   It's like typing.  Our fingers know where every key is, but I couldn't tell you where most of the keys are without looking.

       

       

      BTW  The Discover tool can be useful in these situations.

       

       

       

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        laural29657950
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        November 3, 2023

        I have the same issue as Lee above.  I know where it is supposed to be, but the check box to select the option is missing from my Ps as well. How do you get it to come back?

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