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jjjnyt
jjjnyt
Inspiring
November 7, 2018
Question

Artboard Tool Auto Selection

  • November 7, 2018
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When using the Move tool, Pen tool, etc. the Artboard tool automatically becomes selected for reasons beyond my comprehension—meaning I didn't initiate the selection of the tool.

How can one disable this feature and why does it even exist other than to infuriate people?

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ChristopherButler
Adobe Employee
ChristopherButler
Adobe Employee
November 9, 2018

The Artboard Tool is automatically selected when you select an artboard with an on-canvas click gesture (auto-select). The Move Tool is automatically selected when you select something else.

This is the designed behavior. There is no option or preference to disable it.

Is there a specific sequence of gestures that put you into the Artboard Tool when you we not expecting it? We can review that.

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Anonymous
November 7, 2018

Hi

Try resetting the Tools

and if that doesn't help try resetting Photoshop preferences

Bojan Živković11378569
Community Expert
Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
Community Expert
November 7, 2018

I can not reproduce the problem on Windows, however, I have a suggestion by guess: turn on Use Shift Key for Tool Switch in Preferences > Tools.

jjjnyt
jjjnytAuthor
Inspiring
November 7, 2018

Thanks Bojan, and yes I'm on a mac.

I read this fix in a thread before posting here, yet it doesn't solve the problem for me.

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