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huil86486747
huil86486747
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April 17, 2019
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Any way to automatically link scale bar and measurement?

  • April 17, 2019
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In the previous version of Photoshop I had whenever I made a scale bar I could select the scale bar and it would drag the bar and the text next to the name. When I selected the text, the text would move but not the scale bar. This worked  well, I could quickly move the scale bar where it needed to be. Then I could select the number and move it separately if it was poorly positioned relative to the scale bar.

I accidentally deleted and reinstalled Photoshop, now the latest version appears to have broken this feature. If I drag the scale bar only the scale bar moves, the measurement stays behind. If I drag the text, only the text moves the scale bar stays behind. This is horrible, it doubles the amount of time I need to position measurements. As I am making hundreds of measurements they were already extremely tedious without adding another step. Are there any settings which can revert this to its former state?

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Correct answer Bojan Živković11378569

Select the move tool. Auto select is a check box on the options bar at the top of the screen.

Dave


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davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
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April 17, 2019

Hi

I suspect you mean this, from Image Analysis place scale marker:

If so, it is a group with a layer for the marker and one for the text. If you select the group both move with the move tool - but make sure you do not have "Auto Select -Layer" enabled in the move tool options bar or only one will move.

Dave

Bojan Živković11378569
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Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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April 17, 2019

Can you post some screenshot or to record short video which is visualizing your problem. I believe that most of us on the forum do not understand your terminology and what is scale bar nor what exactly your problem is.

huil86486747
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April 18, 2019

To try and make a clearer description, I am starting by making scale bars with the "Place Scale Marker" command:

Once I have a scale bar, I select it and move and rotate it to get into a final location:

Previously I would select the Measurement Scale Marker, drag it into place, and the text would go along with it. Now I am having to either separately move the bar and the number or link the two layers. For one or two this isn't a big deal, but for hundreds I would definitely prefer to not be adding another step.

I need to dig a little bit for the "Auto Select" check box. I couldn't find it but it does sound like the right setting.

davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 18, 2019

Select the move tool. Auto select is a check box on the options bar at the top of the screen.

Dave

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