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Sofia M
Sofia M
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April 28, 2020
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Path selection tool not working in one click photoshop CC 21.1.2 mac

  • April 28, 2020
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Where I used to be able to select any shape from any artboard in one click, and the layer would be highlighted and I could quickly and easily copy that shape to another artboard, now I can only select shapes/paths by clicking and dragging, which often picks up more than one path.

If I double/triple lclick/angrily click repeatedly, sometimes it will select the path, but there's no real rhyme to it. Using shift enables me to direct slect a point on a path, but I can select the hole path.

This is really slowing my workflow down.


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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 28, 2020

 

  • Which tool are you drawing the paths with (such as Pen, Rectangle, Ellispse, etc.)?
  • And which mode do you have in the options bar — Shape, Path, or Pixels?
  • If you are able to select a point, then you may be using the Direct Selection tool (white arrow) instead of the Path Selection tool (black arrow).

 

It may help if you show a screen shot — including the Paths, Layers, and Tools panels.

 

~ Jane

 

Sofia M
Sofia MAuthor
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April 28, 2020

It's ANY shape that I've created - I should be able to use the black arrow (which is defintely what I'm using) to click on any shape or path and select it in one click. And I can't. I can only use that tool to select a previously created shape/path if I click AND drag.

    Sofia M
    Sofia MAuthor
    Known Participant
    April 28, 2020


    This happened after I updated to the most recetn version. And when I do manage to select a shape using this tool I can no longer click oof it in one click ether, it takes multiple clicks. It's so confusing. I've tried resetting preferences, to no avail. I just assumed there was something in the update that checked a box/made a perference regarding clicking that I'm not awrae of.

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