Show Transform Controls check box missing

[LeaBowski]

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!

[Jeff Arola · Accepted solution]

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

If so, uncheck it and restart photoshop.

[vietkyan]

Not 2 checkbox: Auto select , Show transforme controls

[vietkyan]

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

[Jeff Arola]

In photoshop go to Photoshop>Preferences>Workspace, uncheck

Enable Narrow Options Bar and then restart photoshop.

[manisoft Academy]

save me thanks and work.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

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

[defaultrwmn53ezdg44]

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 · Accepted solution]

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-bet...

[rayom31899823oqtr]

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.