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fredtat
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September 5, 2013
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Free Transform not working properly in Photoshop CC.

  • September 5, 2013
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  I select a bunch of mixed layers like shapes, smart objects and text by dragging my selection marquee around them. I am able to move everything around the art-board but when I Ctrl+T and resize the selected objects, ONLY the shapes are transformed. Everything else remains untouched.

I don't want to be that guy that reports all kinds of stuff but there are too many bugs with CC...this program is quickly becoming unusable.

EDIT: OK so this problem only seem to happen when I have the Text tool selected and I hold Ctrl and drag to select (it turns into the black arrow). HOWEVER if I press 'V' to select the move tool and drag that and then use Ctrl+T it works as it should. So the problem lies when the user has the Type Tool selected and uses Ctrl+drag to select objects.

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      mattk50879414
      mattk50879414
      Participating Frequently
      September 19, 2019

      Same for me. It seems to have broken in the past couple days.
      I can select just the text layers, command + T, and move them all...
      and I can select all my shape layers, command + T, and move them all... 
      but I cannot select both my text and shape layers, command + T, and move them.
      Only the shape laters become active. 

      mattk50879414
      mattk50879414
      Participating Frequently
      September 19, 2019
      Support helped me resolve this. Go to Photoshop > preferences > performance and uncheck Use Graphic processor.
      catharinas18923165
      catharinas18923165
      Participant
      September 25, 2018

      I’m trying to make a business card mockup, and Photoshop won’t let me free transform the smart object once a layer mask has been applied. Only the layer mask will respond and be transformed. Why is this happening??

      PECourtejoie
      Community Expert
      PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 10, 2018

      Hello, folks, I would recommend to post at https//feedback.photoshop.com and that all affected users vote and explain all the steps That caused it.

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      pierrew9101150
      Participant
      August 16, 2015

      I have the same issue....OMG this is infuriating!

      AND it seems to work only sporadically....it even copies the segment I've already copied when I CTRL V...uhh?

      sastian
      sastian
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      May 10, 2018

      i am literally

      =pulling my hair out over this issue... why the hell would they change how this works?!?!?!?!
      15+ years of experience... 2 minute job??? NOPE spend an hour looking at why your experience is irrelevant!!!@ FU ADOBE

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      DocPixel-BMW
      Participating Frequently
      September 5, 2013

      ...so actually, Photoshop is working as it should, right? The hint: Move Tool vs. Text Tool

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      fredtatAuthor
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      September 6, 2013

      No. I'm sorry I was not clear. Thanks for responding btw.

      TYPICALLY: When you press Ctrl while you have the Text tool. It (the text tool) becomes the move tool as it has for all previous versions of photoshop. You can use this tool (Text tool while you hold Ctrl) to select objects and move and resize (free transform using Ctrl+T) and so on.

      The problem (or maybe it is intentional) with CC is now that using this same method ONLY FREE TRANSFORMS (Ctrl+T) shapes/paths and not the other layers even including text layers.

      So let me say this a different way so that I am not misunderstood again:

      I select the Type tool.

      I press Ctrl (Type tool becomes move tool...the black arrow) and drag and select a bunch of objects and layers.SO far so good.

      I can move all these objects as I keep Ctrl pressed down. Still good..still following me?

      Now I press Ctrl+T (Free Transform).

      The box comes up around all the objects.

      I begin to resize and only SHAPES AND PATHS are affected during the resize. EVERYTHING ELSE remains untouched...EVEN TEXT LAYERS.

      Perhaps this is intentionial in CC. Perhaps there is a setting I am not aware of. Or maybe it is a bug. Either way I would like some kind of answer from someone that knows what is going on.

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        DocPixel-BMW
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        September 6, 2013

        First: my apologies for the snarky comment yesterday.

        I just tried exactly what you described above, including Smart Objects, Shape layers, layers with both vector and/or soft masks, type with effects/masks, etc.... and it all scales, perspective skews, rotates and/or Free Transforms correctly, both with all, individual, or incontinuous layers selected.

        Also, when typing, I can hold down the Cmd key and dynamically scale, skew, rotate, free transform the type... and go back to typing.

        This is PS CC 14 on a Mac 10.8.4.

        NOTE: when doing alot of this type of compositing, for example with web layouts, I recommend making sure that "Show Transform Controls" is checked in the upper left side of the application bar, accessed when the move tool is active (V).

        The above helps... but I don't think it's the reason for your problems with the Ctl key. Possibly another program or plugin is taking over it's function?


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