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dKnit
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March 30, 2021
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turn off animated popup tips

  • March 30, 2021
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How to turn off the animated tips that popup everytime you select a tool? Seems to be an old "feature" and rather often unwanted for many years now in various apps. This regards Photoshop 22.3.00, and they still won´t go away as some have said. 

Correct answer melissapiccone

Have you turned off Rich Tooltips in the preferences?

 

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Wowwee
Participant
September 27, 2021

Please Adobe, Allow us designer to get on with our job, these tool tips and animations off in preferences are so annoying. Pro designers who are your biggest customers don't love this! or the updates that don't work!

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 28, 2021

Is it really that hard to turn off »Show Tooltips« and »Show Rich Tooltips«? 

I find it far more flabbergasting that a dark Color Theme is the default … 

melissapiccone
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melissapicconeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 30, 2021

Have you turned off Rich Tooltips in the preferences?

 

Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist
Participant
August 11, 2025

Can you please share where in preferences this is?  I looked under every topic and can't find that place to turn the tips off.  I actually want ALL tips turned off, if that means a different answer.  Thanks for your help.

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 11, 2025

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 30, 2021

What are the Photoshop > Preferences > Tools > Show Tooltips and Photoshop > Preferences > Tools > Show Rich Tooltips settings?