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P: PS Beta 25.4: Pen tool: Option/Alt shortcut key

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December 17, 2023
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I have encountered some difficulties with the pen tool in Photoshop 25.4. Since the latest update, the pen tool does not work as it should. For instance, when I try to remove an anchor point, the convert point tool does not switch on automatically. Also, the eyedropper tool appear when i press ALT button. These problems are affecting my workflow and productivity. I would appreciate any assistance or guidance on how to resolve this error. Thank you for your time and attention.

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Sameer K

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The team is aware & is working on this. Thanks for the details.

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RONDINELLY34409288

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No photoshop 2024 versão beta 25.4 quando eu estou usando a ferramenta caneta e apertar alt devia aparecer a ferramenta converter pontos, mas aparece a opção conta gotas. Já no photoshop 2024 não beta está normal.. Já coloquei no modo padrão do photoshop beta 25.4, mas continua aparecendo o conta gotas em vez da ferramenta converter pontos. Mas se eu utilizar o photoshop 2024 versão beta 25.3 o problema não aparece, ou seja, seja funciona normalmente!

No Photoshop 2024 beta versão 25.4, quando estou usando a ferramenta de caneta e pressionando alt, a ferramenta converter pontos deve aparecer, mas a opção conta-gotas aparece. No photoshop 2024, não é normal na versão beta. Eu já coloquei no modo padrão no photoshop beta 25.4, mas o conta-gotas continua a aparecer em vez da ferramenta converter pontos. Mas se eu usar o Photoshop 2024 versão beta 25.3 o problema não aparece, ou seja, ele funciona normalmente!

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Larry Lilac

Inspiring

In Photoshop Beta 25.4.0, when using the PEN tool, the Alt/Option keyboard shortcut should give the Convert Anchor Point Tool, but it gives the Colour Picker instead. It should give the Colour Picker when the Brush Tool is being used (which it does). I'm running Mac OS 13.5.

This bug was not present in previous versions.

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Jeff Arola

Community Expert

Adobe is aware of the issue and is working on a fix.

In the meantime you could use the production (non beta) 25.3.1 photoshop version.

seang79532296

Participant

Hello, when clikcing ALT (PC version) with the Pen tool the Eye Dropper is showing up instead of the tool to allow me to disengage my stretch / rounded edge feature. Please see here. https://d.pr/v/j0WIsY

It is not happening in the released Photoshop 2024 version. Thank you for looking into this.

Bests regards,
Sean

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

Adobe is aware of the issue and is working on a fix.

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laure31703606mpzj

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Bonjour,
Depuis la dernière mise à jour Beta, je n'ai plus le même contrôle sur mes points lors d'un tracé à la Plume. Une fois les traits placés, je pouvais facilement modifier l'inclinaison d'une corbe d'un seul côté d'un point en maintenant la touche alt. Ce qui me permettait d'utiliser l'outil de conversion de points.
Hors ce raccourci ne fonctionne plus et ma souris devient une pipette maintenant... Ce qui ne sert à rien lors d'un tracé.
Que faire ? Mon logiciel est à jour, je l'ai redémarré mais toujours pareil.
Je détoure énormément d'objets dans un cadre professionnel et je perds beaucoup de temps à devoir modifier mon curseur manuellement dans le menu vers l'outil de conversion de points.

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

Adobe is aware of the issue and is working on a fix.

In the meantime you could use the production (non beta) 25.3.1 photoshop version.

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穗寶康34391660s31m

Participant

使用photoshop beta 鋼筆工具，在拉曲線時要截斷節點，按alt卻變成吸色工具

khark710

Inspiring

I've never used the alt key as a shortcut to choose the eye dropper tool and when using the pen tool, I've always used it to move around my anchor arms without affecting the other side. Now all of the sudden it's bringing up the eye dropper when I try to move the arm and I can't figure out what key does that now or how to stop it and go back to the way it was so it works the same way as illustrator. And googling this has only resulted in people that WANT the alt key to bring up the eye dropper. I'm not sure when or how this changed but what can I do to put it back? I'm using windows. TYIA!

jane-e

Community Expert

@khark710

The Alt key is a shortcut for Convert Point tool (hidden behind the Pen tool), but if you are using the Direct Selection tool, you need to use Ctrl+Alt.

It took me a minute to figure out what you meant by "anchor arms" and Google didn't help. Adobe calls them Direction lines (and Direction points).

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/editing-paths.html

Did this just start? If it did, try quitting and relaunching, or even switching tools, then switching back to the Pen tool.

Jane

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Jane, it's a known issue with 25.4 beta, and a ton of people have asked about it. 25.3.1 full release still works fine.

davidk94295373

Participant

When creating a path I would press the option key to add handles or remove handles from a point on the path. In the latest version of the BETA 25.4.0 while pressing the option key it changes to the eyedropper tool. If a point has handles to make a curve there is no way to convert that point. I have to delete the point and add again. In the latest standard version of Photoshop 25.3.1 I do not have that problem.

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Sean307268675rbn

Participant

Getting the same issue. Also when you using the shape selection tool, you cannot duplicate the shape by press the alt and drag the selected shape any more. If you are in the rectangle shape tool, you cannot use alt to change the roundness of individual corner. It seems like all the functionality on the alt button changed to color picker only.