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LeaBowski
New Participant
June 29, 2017
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Show Transform Controls check box missing

  • June 29, 2017
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This is driving me crazy. I know I can always hit command T but I often found it easier to just click on the 'show transform controls' box on the move tool but now it's missing. I've tried experiementing with various preferences and I googled to see if anyone else had this issue but found nothing.

Anyone have any ideas here? Is this a change that Adobe made? (I haven't used Photoshop all that much in the past year or so ... )

Any help would be appreciated!

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Correct answer Jeff Arola

Adobe moved the Show transform controls there after adding Hover layer bounds

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-beta-discussions/hover-layer-bounds-is-now-in-photoshop-beta/m-p/14444458

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New Participant
August 8, 2024

With the new photoshop update they have moved it to the gear icon in that same field with a few new features, to quickly access the transform tool use Mac: command+T Windows: ctrl+T

Hope this helps.

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
June 29, 2017

Should R_Kelly’s post not have solved the issue please post a screenshot.

New Participant
July 5, 2024

I'm on Windows 11, app is up to date. The "Show transform controls" checkbox is hidden behind this gear that I have circled. I've unchecked the "Enable Narrow Options Bar" -- it was already unchecked when I noticed the problem, I checked that "narrow options bar" option, restarted PhotoShop, unchecked it again and restarted PhotoShop again. And then took this screenshot.

Jeff Arola
Jeff ArolaCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 6, 2024

Adobe moved the Show transform controls there after adding Hover layer bounds

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-beta-discussions/hover-layer-bounds-is-now-in-photoshop-beta/m-p/14444458

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
June 29, 2017

Maybe you have Enable Narrow Options Bar checked under Edit or Photoshop CC Preferences>Workspace?

If so, uncheck it and restart photoshop.

New Participant
August 30, 2020

New Participant
August 30, 2020

Not 2 checkbox: Auto select , Show transforme controls. Help me please! Thanks