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DIsable Properties Panel

LSZ1318
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May 13, 2023 May 13, 2023

I cannot figure out the way to disable the Properties Panel.  I don't want to use it, ever.  I've tried closing the panel and saving as a new Workspace, but everytime I do something like double click a text layer it automatically pops up again LOL.

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Jim Maitland
New Here , May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023

This was bugging me, too.  I just noticed there's a button on the toolbar to switch the Properties panel on/off, as well as a checkbox to keep it from auto-opening. The options appear on the toolbar when I select a shape layer.

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konstantinr76803912
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Apr 24, 2025 Apr 24, 2025
In Response To thepixelsmith

Thank you. That was what I missed. I didn't know that for shapes and type it is a different button. Now at least it doesn't pop up anymore.

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