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leonier45562044
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September 11, 2016
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Brush size shortcut on MacBook Pro?

  • September 11, 2016
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Hello! I wanted to try the brush size shortcuts in Photoshop CC on my MacBook Pro, but neither of the two methods I heard/read about worked.

1. There are no square brackets [ ] directly on my keypad and if I use the alt + 5/6 (which writes them in a text), the pipette symbol comes up.

2. If I use the ctrl + alt + drag option it either in/decreases the picture size or - if I click on the touchpad too - brings up the brush control panel, where I have to select the size with the slider again.

Any ideas how to get this working? Or is it not possible to use this shortcut on a laptop?

Thanks!

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    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
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    September 11, 2016

    Look to the right  of the letter "P"

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    leonier45562044Author
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    September 11, 2016

    Thanks for your answer, but my keyboard looks different (it's a German version - I can write these only with alt + 5 and alt + 6). They are definitely not there :-(

      jane-e
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      jane-eCommunity Expert
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      September 12, 2016

      Open the Edit > Keyboard shortcuts panel. Set it to Tools and scroll almost to the bottom so you can see the Decrease and increase Brush Size.  Even if it shows the square brackets, click on each in turn and type the appropriate letters on your German keyboard.  I'm thinking that if there is an issue with keyboard mapping, this should fix it.

      Don't forget that you can save shorts with custom workspace.  If you generally use the Essentials workspace, for instance, then if you were to ever reset it, you'd be back to square one.  On my laptop (which is obviously a single screen) I have an Essentials 2 custom workspace which is lets me tidy things up without losing my custom settings.

      I'm sure you'll know how to make a custom workspace, but just in case

      And check the boxes as required.  You can also save custom Toolbars since CC2015 (or was it 2015.5?)

      Viel Glück


      Trevor.Dennis​ As near as I can tell, this image is the German keyboard. The OP said he does not have the square brackets. Otherwise, you are correct that Leonier should be able to make something work with your method.

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