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andrew_tsyaston
andrew_tsyaston
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May 5, 2020
Question

How do disable auto-select "toggie" with the CTRL key?

  • May 5, 2020
  • 5 replies
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Hey folks,

I'm on the latest version of Photoshop CC (21.1.2), latest Windows 10. When I'm using the Pencil tool, and accidentally press down Ctrl, it switches to the Move tool & enables auto-select (or if I have auto-select enabled to begin with, begins a rectangular selection.)

This can be annoying because my fingers hover over Ctrl + Z when I work. So I might try to draw a line, and end up moving the whole layer.

 

Is there any way to disable this behavior? I can't find it in Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.

 

Thank you in advance to any responders!

    5 replies

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    melis_0701
    Participant
    March 6, 2025

    Was this ever resolved? I'm facing this issue currently and I cannot use any shortcuts, which makes it impossible to work on anything.

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    Janine22961125www1
    Participating Frequently
    March 6, 2025

    No real resolution. I was just told that it's a feature. There is a work around in that it only toggles when you are using the selection tool so if you want to use your short cuts select some other tool. Very bothersome and I wish it would magically revert back to the way it was.

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    Janine22961125www1
    Participating Frequently
    October 18, 2024

    Did you ever resolve this?? I've been using ps for 15 years and all of a sudden this started to happen! They're gaslighting me a t support trying to pretend that it's always been like this and I just didn't notice or something 

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    Janine22961125www1
    Participating Frequently
    October 18, 2024

    Did you fix this? I use keyboard shortcuts constantly and I don't have access to them suddenly because the control key only toggles the autoselect button! 

    melissapiccone
    Community Expert
    melissapicconeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 12, 2021

    This is a feature - I use it daily so I don't have to switch tools. You need to work on not accidentally pressing on ctrl. 

    Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist
    Bojan Živković11378569
    Community Expert
    Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 5, 2020

    If I can understand your question correctly then I am affraid that you can not disable that behavior.

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      Humblestorm
      Inspiring
      October 12, 2021

      SOLUTION: CMD does NOT tick the check-box - if FLIPS it. So, if you tick the checkbox BEFORE pressing CMD, the keypress will invert Auto-select and be UN-selected when used. Voila.

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