Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2018 Release) Question on Lesson 8 Vector Drawing Techniques

[kevinm47334143]

I am on page 201 of lesson 8

In step 3 it states to “….press Shift and drag a corner to make the text object proportionally larger…..” When I press shift, the hand tool appears and the area selected doesn’t move or change its proportion.  I have reset all tools without correcting the problem.

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to help me with this challenge.

KTM

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[jane-e · Accepted solution]

Hi Kevin,

You are using the 2018 CiB. Are you using 2018 or 2019 of Photoshop itself?

• The “text object” is a Smart Object that is an eps file. When you first place it, it looks like this with handles.
  
• After you deselect it (as in your screen shot), the handles are gone. To select it after you deselected it, use Cmd + T (CtrL+T on Windows.} Or go to Edit > Free Transform.

• If you are getting the Hand tool, you may be pressing the spacebar Instead of Shift. Look at your fingers and the keyboard to confirm.
  
  
• If you are using Photoshop 2019, the transform behavior has changed. It will be proportional by default, and Shift is used to distort.

Jane

[kevinm47334143]

The actual program is dated 2019. It automatically updated.

[Conrad_C]

If you're using the 2019 release of Photoshop CC, and you're using the steps from the 2018 release of the book, the last bullet in jane-e's answer is correct.

I have both the 2018 and 2019 editions of the book in front of me. I can confirm that we removed the Shift key instruction from step 3 in the edition for the 2019 release, because Adobe changed how resizing works. In the 2019 release, just drag a corner handle of that Smart Object without holding down any keys, and it will resize proportionally.

[kevinm47334143]

Okay. Thanks

[kevinm47334143]

My mistake 2019

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