How to turn Snap ON by default?

[marketingt61714437]

I went on holiday and the newest update to CC has turned snap off automatically. This slows my work dramatically. How do I turn snap on by default? Everytime I work on a new image (30-40 images a day), I have to manually turn snap back on and it's just not feasible with my work flow.

[Derek Cross]

View > Grids and Guide > Snap to Guides.

Set this without any open documents to set it as the default.

[marketingt61714437]

No 'Grids and Guide' options. I think that's in 'Snap to' but that's greyed out without a document open.

[jane-e]

I think that's in 'Snap to' but that's greyed out without a document open.

By @marketingt61714437

I think the "no open documents" only applies to InDesign.

Jane

[marketingt61714437]

Doing 'Snap to' applies defaults. Got it, thanks!

[scottmosher]

In the newest version of Photoshop (2023) there is no option to do this. Without an open document almost everything is grayed out, including Snap, Snap To, Guides and Grid. So there's no way to set "Snap to" for default documents.

[D Fosse]

The snap settings are sticky. Turn it on/off and it sticks for subsequent documents.

[marcg68495176]

This isn't my experience. At the moment, I'm editing smart objects in my file. Every time I open a smart object I have to turn snapping back on. 

[Lumigraphics]

File->New. Turn on snapping. Close new file. This should be sticky.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

One could use Script Events Manager to link a Script to the open-event, I suppose. 

[Ares Hovhannesyan]

1. Older Versions (Before 2023):

   • Go to View > Grids and Guide > Snap to Guides.
   • Set this without any open documents to make it the default behavior¹.

2. Newer Versions (2023 and later):

   • Unfortunately, in the latest version of Photoshop (2023), there isn’t a direct option to set Snap to Guides as the default behavior without an open document.
   • However, here’s a workaround:
     • Turn Snap on or off as needed while working on a document. The settings are sticky, meaning they’ll stick for subsequent documents²³.
     • If you want to enable snapping for only one option (e.g., guides), make sure the Snap command is dis...².