I swear that before the 2019 update photoshop would let me move the anchor point when resizing something, but now that "box" is grayed out. Also there isn't an anchor point showing up when I go to resize something. Specifically, I'm talking about that small "dot" that would show up in the middle of the object you were transforming that you could move to the top corner or anywhere in general.
Yes, Joel, that's exactly it. Even though professional users are what made Adobe who they are today, we're being largely sidelined in favor of people who rarely use Ps. So, even though professionals only make up a small % of the market, we do represent a MUCH larger % in pure hours of use. This is what marketing doesn't seem to understand. Amateurs use Ps maybe 10-20 hours/month, while thousands and thousands and thousands of professionals use it 40-60 hours/week! Unfortunately this is about $ and little else.
You're saying he wasn't in control of the decision to do next to nothing anybody wanted with the Mac Pro that I'm still waiting on? Because hardly anyone (anymore, after all these years) wants a serious desktop computer (from Apple, since so many have already switched to PC) and the money is in the consumer products? I'll have to take back every evil thought I've had about him.
Is there a good reason for this? It was a really handy visual aid when aligning things by eye (the mathematical align too's not always suitable for asymmetrical content).
Even better would be options for things like a rule of thirds of golden ratio grid, as per the crop tool.
thank you cristen. The tiniest little things, when you don't know them, can cause so much frustration and be time consuming. Unbelievable, one press of a button. thank you so much!!!!!
How can you lock that to always be upper left, after you have chosen it, instead of center? I want smart objects to drop in at the 0x 0y mark in the file, each time I drag one in.
I swear to god I can't find this " tiny little checkbox", and it's driving me crazy! I've been using Photoshop professionally since 1991, and I've never been so frustrated in my life! (Okay, maybe I've been frustrated by about some other thinngs, but stil....)
Stuart, for some reason, the UI Designer decided to make the checkbox slightly larger than other checkboxes, so it's a little more difficult to spot for those of us used to a specific size. With cmd-t active, look up in the top-left corner of the app.
You don't. You get one pivot point and no presets. If you have a great need for multiple reference points for the anchor, consider writing up an "Idea" for it to see if you'll get some votes, but be sure to explain the reason why you need multiple reference points. I'm wracking my brain right now to recall an actual time I've ever thought I needed to transform something using two anchor points. So I'm curious about the request.
After ticking in this box indicated by Sam Houchins II I find it not possible to fix the position of the anchor point to where I want to put, with it adjusted to the 9 points of the square by its right. I am still looking for a way to place the anchor at anywhere I want to put.
Edit: I found it possible by holding Alt (not sure of the key on Mac) and drag and drop the bounding box. Hope anyone finds it helpful (Version: 21.0.3 20200115)
When Transform is invoked, the anchor point reference can be moved to any spot on the square with your cursor, either in the proxy on the Options bar, or by dragging the center anchor point to any point on the Transform box. You don't need any modifier that I'm aware of. Are you saying that's different on Windows?
It's there as long as you're actively transforming. But then it returns to the center the next time you invoke Transform.
Maybe I'm not quite understanding what you're doing that you need to use the modifier?
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