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toolman123
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April 12, 2021
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Turn off automatic stroke to shapes?

  • April 12, 2021
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Hi there,

 

For some reason my Photoshop has reset all it's presets and lost all my settings. 

 

Now, when I draw a shape, it adds an annoying black stroke to it. 

 

Is there a way to remove this stroke setting so shapes don't have a stroke by default?

 

Thanks

    Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

    Photoshop shapes remeber their last used settings, but you need to select the shape tool and set stroke and fill before you create your shape.  If you do this, then those settings will remain the next time you open Photoshop.

     

    If you create a shape and change the fill and stroke afterwards, then Photoshop will not remember the changed settings.

     

    Does that make sense?  Give it a try.

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    Jo5C3C
    Participant
    July 3, 2023

    This is driving me insane as well. What ever I do it will not retain the no stroke setting. I have to manually turn if off each and every time. Vert frustrating Adobe!

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      errol3101909900hw
      Participant
      July 11, 2023

      NONE of these solutions work.....what Workspace is required to pull up the Stroke options, HOW to get to the stroke options....sheesh, we all dont have the same workspaces ... someone give us a step by step guide on EXACTLY how to pull up the stroke option....THEN we can ater it

      jane-e
      Community Expert
      jane-eCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 25, 2023
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      HOW to get to the stroke options....sheesh, we all dont have the same workspaces

      By @errol3101909900hw

       

      The Stroke options are in the options bar and in the Properties panel. All panels can be opened from the Window menu, including Options and Properties.

       

      Select a Shape in the Tools panel to see the options for that particular shape.

       

      If you don't see the stroke options, please tell us you Photoshop version so we can better assist.

       

      Jane

      Trevor.Dennis
      Community Expert
      Trevor.DennisCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      April 12, 2021

      Photoshop shapes remeber their last used settings, but you need to select the shape tool and set stroke and fill before you create your shape.  If you do this, then those settings will remain the next time you open Photoshop.

       

      If you create a shape and change the fill and stroke afterwards, then Photoshop will not remember the changed settings.

       

      Does that make sense?  Give it a try.

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        toolman123Author
        Known Participant
        April 12, 2021

        Thanks for the reply.

         

        This is not happening. If I draw a shape, set the stroke to none, select another tool then go back to the shape tool the stroke is back to 1px

          Chuck Uebele
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          Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          July 10, 2022

          @toolman123 your response to Trevor seems to be what he was saying not to do. You mentioned drawing a shape first then setting the stroke. You don't want to do that. You need to make sure you're not on a shape layer, then set your stroke and other setting, then draw your shape. Is that what you did?

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