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eligijusk36286930
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March 4, 2017
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Changing brush size shortcuts(Ctrl+alt +second click and drag)

  • March 4, 2017
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Hello, is where any way to change brush size/hardness shortcut (CTRL + ATL + second mouse button drag) to something else? It is extremely uncomfortable while using a graphic tablet. Sadly can't find anything similar in Keyboard shortcut menu.

    Correct answer davescm

    Can you not just use :

    [   ]  to decrease/increase size

    {  }  to decrease /increase brush hardness

    Dave

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    sambroadleaf
    sambroadleaf
    Inspiring
    June 11, 2020

    It's been years and they are still incapable of grasping why people demand the remap of those hardcoded shortcuts. As usual adobe devs have no idea about the real world use cases of their products.

     

      jane-e
      jane-e
      Community Expert
      June 11, 2020

      I don't find that to be true at all about the Photoshop developers. If you want to tell them, though, the best place is:

      https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family

      As users on this forum, we can only answer questions and help find solutions.

      ~ Jane

        JJMack
        JJMack
        Community Expert
        April 2, 2020

        If you get yourself a gaming mouse you can set the mouse wheel sideways buttons to [] and to {} with mouse g-shift

         

        JJMack
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          Ola Belin
          New Participant
          January 10, 2020

          Hey, I know this is an old thread, but I thought I could update, as I found a solution that worked for me. In case anyone else stumbles in here.

           

          I'm mostly a Mac and iPad user, and I've just started using Photoshop on Windows and am going crazy by the CTRL+ALT+RIGHT BUTTON resizing, as I'm used to only having to use only the keyboard. And I don't want to bind my pen buttons.

           

          My solution was to use my Logitech G110 gaming keyboard which comes with lots of customizable keys, and bind my G12 button to CTRL+ALT+RIGHT BUTTON. That way I only have to press one key and move the mouse / pen to change brush size!

           

          While I was at it I bound the G11 key to SHIFT+ALT+RIGHT CLICK to have only one key plus pen to quick change colors.

           

          If you don't have a Logitech keyboard I noticed that Microsoft has a way to rebind keys. Not sure if this will work with mouse clicks as well, but could be worth a try. Otherwise I'm sure there are software you can get that does this with any keyboard.

           

          Logitech G110 on Amazon:

          https://amzn.to/36IhSqe

           

          Microsofts software solution: 

          https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052277/accessories-how-do-i-reassign-hot-keys-for-my-keyboard

           

          A third alternative I Googled for you:

          https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/map-any-key-to-any-key-on-windows-xp-vista/

            molikos
            molikos
            New Participant
            October 26, 2018

            Guys,

            I see on youtube guys are having current values of size/hardenss of brush while doing the adjustment.

            How can I turn it on?

            I work on PS CS5.

            Will be gratefull for help.

            Regards,

            Marcin

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            MrMoxo
            Known Participant
            June 27, 2018

            Hello,

            If you use a wacom tablet you can change the right click button to ALT+ right click in the stylus tab in the wacom properties menu :

            Keyboard > modifiers.... Unfortunately you'll lose the possibility to just right click with that button.

            Matthieu.

              Aleksei_Segodin
              Aleksei_Segodin
              Inspiring
              September 24, 2018

              matthieug43873433, the best solution!

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              thomask77170484
              New Participant
              October 17, 2018

              Hi

              thx for the solution!

              I changed my wacom pen to that, but that only works till the pen hits the tablet, at this point i have a "left click" !!!

              ideas?

              davescm
              davescmCorrect answer
              Community Expert
              March 4, 2017

              Can you not just use :

              [   ]  to decrease/increase size

              {  }  to decrease /increase brush hardness

              Dave

                eligijusk36286930
                eligijusk36286930Author
                New Participant
                March 4, 2017

                Well, it is biggest let down in humans history. Using [   ]  or {  }  is not intuitive and slow, it greatly disrupts my workflow. Let's hope I can find a way to bypass this using some sort of macro/script if not I would have to give up on using photoshop.

                  Barb Binder
                  Barb Binder
                  Community Expert
                  March 4, 2017
                  Well, it is biggest let down in humans history.

                  Really?

                  In addition to changing the brush size by typing/dragging in the brushes panel, you have two different shortcuts styles to pick from:

                  • Ctrl + Opt + drag left/right (Mac) -or- Alt + Right Mouse button + drag left/right (Windows)
                  • [ ]

                  These options have kept both me and my Photoshop students happy for 25 years. I'm very curious to learn what you think would be better? If you have come up with an awesome idea for brush size changing, why don't you let Adobe know?

                  Photoshop Family Customer Community

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                  Posted edited by Barb on 03.04.18 to correct the shortcuts shown in first bullet.

                  ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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