The foreground and background color are switching back and forth.

[cookiebutter]

I am having an issue with Photoshop. When I paint or draw, the foreground and background colors are swapping on its own. For example, if I have blue as the foreground and color and drawing with it, the program will automatically switch to the red, the background color, even when it is now selected. Is there a way to stop this because I have never seen Photoshop do this before.

[Nancy OShea]

Can you show us your workspace including the Layers panel? 

[pixxxelschubser]

Hmmh?

I don't know what you mean. Photoshop changes automatically foreground and background color?

Do you know that the keyboard shortcut eXchange foreground and background color?

[Nancy OShea]

X = switch foreground to background.

[cookiebutter]

I know you can switch between foreground and background color by pressing , but it is doing it on its own.

[Peru Bob]

Try a different keyboard.

[cookiebutter]

[pixxxelschubser]

Did you check your brush settings (--> eg color settings)?

Foreground Background Jitter and so on?

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

When Photoshop misbehaves, Reset Preferences On Quit from the General Preferences Panel and  then restart PS.   See screenshot below.

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi Nancy OShea​,

I did not reset the Photoshop preferences since I work with CC. In previous versions you should save your userdefined scripts/actions/gradients and so on before resetting. How to do in CC? Is that still necessary?