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My layers have suddenly for not reason (that i know of) stopped auto raise. How can I get them to go back to auto-raise.
(In truth I'd never have chosen auto-raise, but after years and years with it, it's very hard to re-adjust.)
thanks,
Judy
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Hi Judy. My guess is that you might be talking about Auto-Select.
I think most experienced users find Auto-Select annoying, and prefer to work with it turned off, and instead, Ctrl clickan area in the document window to select the relevant layer.
Is that what you were referring to? If not, a screen shot would be helpful, as Stephen suggested.
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Yes, auto-raise (it's called auto select in the computer community). And yes, I found it very annoying at first. But I've gotten used to it over the years, and then suddenly, recently it stopped. And I don't get the same options that you show ie no auto-select option. I'm using Photoshop (Beta).
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Yes, auto-raise (it's called auto select in the computer community). And yes, I found it very annoying at first. But I've gotten used to it over the years, and then suddenly, recently it stopped. And I don't get the same options that you show ie no auto-select option. I'm using Photoshop (Beta).
By @judy04
Please post a meaningful screenshot in which the Move Tool is selected.
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thanks; I think my reply didn't post as a reply, but it's below.
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You have the Brush tool selected. Auto-Select is for the Move tool, not the Brush tool.
Jane
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I think the photoshop term is auto- select. When your cursor is over a layer it pops to the top and becomes the one you're editing on.
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Please post the requested screenshot with the Move Tool (the four arrow-icon) selected.
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My question is not related to the auto-raise with the move tool (works perfectly).
It's a layer 'thing'. With auto-raise (or auto select), it you move the cursor ove a layer it comes to the top and is the active layer ie changes will happen on that layer automatically. More 'normal' is you have to click somewhere on the layer to make it active ie the one you're working on. I want to go back to auto-raise; I did nothing to change it. Thanks for looking at it.
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My question is not related to the auto-raise with the move tool (works perfectly).
By @judy04
Auto-select only works with the Move tool. See Step 1 on the Help page. Please show the screen shot that was requested by @c.pfaffenbichler .
Details here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/selecting-grouping-linking-layers.html
You can also select a layer or layers directly from the document window.
In the options bar, select Auto Select, then choose Layer from the drop-down menu, and click in the document on the layer you want to select. The top layer containing pixels under the cursor is selected.
In the options bar, select Auto Select, then choose Group from the drop-down menu, and click in the document on the content you want to select. The top group containing pixels under the cursor is selected. If you click an ungrouped layer, it becomes selected.
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) in the image, and choose a layer from the context menu. The context menu lists all the layers that contain pixels under the current pointer location.
Jane