When I drag a file, such as a PSD or whatever into the canvas area, Photoshop automatically "places" that document in the open document.
Is there a way to have Photoshop not place anything at all and just open the document in a new tab?
I hate this feature and I want to turn it off.
Any help greatly appreciated.
When I drag a file, such as a PSD or whatever into the canvas area, Photoshop automatically "places" that document in the open document.
By @futuremotion6798557
That is correct, Photoshop naturally places a drag-n-drop image into the document if you drag it onto the open document canvas. It is honouring what you "told it to do".
If you drag the document to the right of the open tabbed document windows, it opens as a separate document (in the blank document "tab" area).
If you don't have tabbed windows set in prefs, then drag the document into Photoshop anywhere except into a floating document window and it will open as a separate document.
In other words, the document is either placed or opened, depending on where you drop it.
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