Scale Proportionately

[mommadorian2]

With Photoshop 2020, I learned that you no longer had to hold the shift keep when scaling proportionately.  All I had to do was drag the anchor points.  Somehow I've changed my settings where I have to hold shift down again.  Can someone help me figure out what I changed.  I really don't want to have to remember to hold shift.

Thanks,

Dorian

[D Fosse]

[mommadorian2]

I tried checking this box.  It still requires the shift key to keep it proportionate.  

[Bojan Živković]

Uncheck that option shown on screenshot.

[John Waller]

Checking the box activates the old "Legacy" behaviour (Shift key required)

Unchecking it activates the new behaviour (no Shift required)

[mommadorian2]

It still doesn't work for me.  I unchecked it and restarted PS.  It doesn't adjust proportionately.   I don't know if it makes a different, but I'm a Mac user.

[TheDigitalDog]

Alt key now allows Free Transform to work (scale) proportionally. 

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

Hi

The second place to look is in the options bar after you have done Cmd+T for Free Transform. There is a link box inbetween the width and height that can be toggled to be proportional or distorted.

~ Jane

[mommadorian2]

OMG, that worked!!  Thank you so much!!

Another thing I noticed though, maybe after toggling the retain aspect ratio, is the X, that goes through my element, isn't showing any more.  

[jane-e]

You're welcome, Dorian, and I'm so glad it worked. I don't know what you mean by the X isn't showing anymore. (I love your cat!)

~ Jane

[mommadorian2]

I don't know how to explain it and I don't know the techincal term.  lol  I'm just thrilled to have my proportion feature back!!  I can't take credit for the cat.  I'm a digital scrapbooker.  A kit designer created it for me.  🙂

Dorian

[jane-e]

Oh, this "X"! Thanks, PE_C.

Dorian, your transform widget was not enabled, so you no wonder you remembered it as an "X"!

Cheers,

Jane

[PECourtejoie]

Hello, since Ps CC 2018, the reference point is hidden, there is a button in the option bar to show it: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/transforming-objects.html#set_or_move_the_reference_point_fo...