Why would i want to change the background color or bring up the contextual task on right click?!!

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
May 1, 2025
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I simply do not understand why.. everytime I right click now, no matter the tool (pen, bush etc) i dont get specific tool options but a static option to show the contextual task bar or change the outter artboard color. who in the world okayed this?!

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Correct answer Ged_Traynor

@voltaicart right-clicking for the various tools gives me the options I expect, Photoshop version 26.6, are you by any chance right-clicking on the canvas rather than the layer, theses are the options you get when you do that, which sounds like what you're seeing.

c.pfaffenbichler

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If @Ged_Traynor hasn’t already solved your puzzle please post a screen recoding to illustrate what’s going on.

Otherwise please remember to mark his post the »Correct Answer«.

Ged_Traynor

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@voltaicart right-clicking for the various tools gives me the options I expect, Photoshop version 26.6, are you by any chance right-clicking on the canvas rather than the layer, theses are the options you get when you do that, which sounds like what you're seeing.

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