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Dabatross
Dabatross
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May 26, 2017
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Photoshop dialog box always opens in top left corner

  • May 26, 2017
  • 3 replies
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Been having this issue for a long time but decided now to ask about it. If I hit control + open to open a new document in photoshop, the dialog box always goes top left of the screen? I think it does this for other dialog boxes in Photoshop as well but this has been happening on windows for a long time and I'm trying to figure out how to make the box popup in the center of the screen rather than the top left. Any ideas on how to fix this? Even if I move the dialog box after it pops up, it goes back to the top left the next time it opens again.

Thanks

    Correct answer Sahil.Chawla

    Drag the open dialog to the center of the screen and then close it. Then try to reopen it and see if it pops up in the center.

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    Bill35637107u1f9
    Participant
    February 11, 2025

    Had the same problem. I tried opening and saving a file in the newest Photoshop Beta which put the file open dialog in the middle of the screen and when I went back to Photoshop 26.3.0 (the lastest version) the file open dialog was in the middle of the screen.. WOW... it's been in the middle ever since that!!! How nice is that!!!! hope it works for you too!

    alexseasons
    alexseasons
    Known Participant
    March 1, 2018

    So this problem is back again, I can move the window to the center a hundred times and it keeps going back to the top left... its really annoying. Any way to fix this?

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      thefotoman
      Participant
      November 14, 2024

      Also having this problem with PS 2025

       

        Sahil.Chawla
        Adobe Employee
        Sahil.Chawla
        Adobe Employee
        May 26, 2017

        Hi Dabatross,

        Could you please share a screenshot of the issue?

        And please let us know which version of Photoshop you are using and on which operating system?

        Regards,

        Sahil

        Dabatross
        DabatrossAuthor
        Known Participant
        May 26, 2017

        Sure I attached the screenshot. I'm using CC2017 on Windows 10. I'm not positive if this is a photoshop issue or a Windows issue where the dialog box shows up top left every time

        Sahil.Chawla
        Adobe Employee
        Sahil.ChawlaCorrect answer
        Adobe Employee
        May 26, 2017

        Drag the open dialog to the center of the screen and then close it. Then try to reopen it and see if it pops up in the center.

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