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Harrison_2024
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January 10, 2024
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CTRL + D not working in PhotoShop or InDesign

  • January 10, 2024
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So for some reason CTRL + D has stopped working in Photoshop and InDesign. All other keyboard shortcuts work fine. My colleague is also having the same trouble!

 

I did change the keyboard shortcut on photoshop from CTRL + D to CTRL + SHIFT + M (the only shortcut I could find not in usehaha) and the deselect option worked. So im guessing it has something to do with the letter D!?  But not sure what i neeed to do to fix it, and if it's a bug that needs sorting as my colleague is having same issue.

 

Please help if you're having this issue too and have fixed it!!

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    Kevin Stohlmeyer
    Community Expert
    Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 23, 2024

    We've seen Microsoft Office hijack shortcuts after opening. Try restarting then running Photoshop and InDesign only and see if the shortcuts work. Then open Excel or Word and then try your shortcuts again.

    This isn't a new issue.

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    RamonZw
    Participant
    January 23, 2024

    Hi,

     

    We also have this problem with a number of colleagues please help.

     

     

     

     

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 23, 2024

    You mean the default shortcut for Select > Deselect? 

    Might some other application or the OS have highjacked the shortcut? 

    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 23, 2024

    @Harrison_2024 

    Sometimes another app takes over your shortcuts. It could be a browser. To test, reboot and run only Photoshop — nothing else — and see if Ctrl+D works in PS. (Change the shortcut back first, of course!)

    Jane


    Ctrl+D works fine here (Win 10 / PS 25.3.1)

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 10, 2024

    Might some other application or the OS have highjacked the shortcut? 

     

    What have you done for all-purpose trouble-shooting so far?
    Restoring Preferences after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved might be a good starting point:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html
    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/basic-trouble-shooting-steps.html
    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html

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