how to get photo shop to display tool names when mouse hovers over them

[jzhen84]

I know that all adobe softwares have this feature. It's like a preference that you turn on, so that when your mouse hovers over a tool, or option, a small tip will be hanging off the mouse displaying the tool's name or the quick key or something like a tip. Please tell me how to turn this feature on in photoshop. Thanks

[Akash Sharma · Accepted solution]

Hi jzhen84,

Please ensure that the option to show Tooltips in Photoshop preferences is enabled.

You can view information about any tool by positioning the pointer over it. The name of the tool appears in a tool tip below the pointer.

Hope that helps.

Thanks,

Akash

[jzhen84]

how come my preferences don't have tools ?

[Jeff Arola]

Look under Photoshop>Preferences>Interface>Show Tool Tips

You probably don't have the latest photoshop version 2017.1

In your photoshop look under Help>System Info and the top line says the version.

What version of mac os x are you using?

[jzhen84]

this is what i have, i think it should still be new enough for that feature to exist on it right ?

[jzhen84]

actually, i got it, it just needed to be reactivated. thanks a lot man