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Any idea what this thing is and how to remove it?

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May 20, 2022
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I honestly have no clue how to describethis thing, and I'm not sure how it appeared. It goes away when I use the transform, move, or select tool, but reappears if I try to use a brush on a layer. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Correct answer jane-e

Hi @mvs94

It's called the Color Sampler tool and it shares space with the Eyedropper tool.

Select the tool again, then:

Alt+Click on it to delete it
Remove all in the options bar
Drag it out off the canvas

The keyboard shortcut is Shift + Eyedropper + Click, which may be how you got it accidentally. It does not print.

https://jkost.com/blog/2018/03/the-eyedropper-color-samplers-and-info-panel-in-photoshop-cc.html

Scroll to "The Color Sampler Tool" heading.

Jane

jane-e

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Hi @mvs94

It's called the Color Sampler tool and it shares space with the Eyedropper tool.

Select the tool again, then:

Alt+Click on it to delete it
Remove all in the options bar
Drag it out off the canvas

The keyboard shortcut is Shift + Eyedropper + Click, which may be how you got it accidentally. It does not print.

https://jkost.com/blog/2018/03/the-eyedropper-color-samplers-and-info-panel-in-photoshop-cc.html

Scroll to "The Color Sampler Tool" heading.

Jane

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mvs94Author

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Thank you so much! I'd never seen it before and it threw me for a loop!

jane-e

Community Expert

You're welcome, @mvs94 , I can see that it could be baffling!

~ Jane

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