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Content-Aware Fill feature is greyed-out in Photoshop

New Here ,
Jul 18, 2015 Jul 18, 2015

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My content aware button is greyed out.  Why?

 

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New Here , Apr 04, 2022 Apr 04, 2022

I had this issue. When you have selected the area with the crop tool, go to the top bar. There you will see a cog button 'set additional crop options', click this to show the menu and make sure that Classic mode is turned off. For me that fixed the issue and content aware suddenly came back as selectable again.

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Adobe Employee , Mar 22, 2023 Mar 22, 2023

Hi all,

 

I know that many of you are already familiar with the "Content Aware Fill" tool in Photoshop, but I wanted to share a quick tip to help ensure that you use it correctly. It's important to note that at times the tool may be greyed out due to an incorrect workflow, so I hope this tip will be helpful for all levels of experience.

 

Quick Tip: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/quick-tips-how-to-use-content-aware-fill-in-photoshop/td-p/13231725

 

Hope it helps.

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New Here ,
Dec 24, 2021 Dec 24, 2021

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Yes indeed, it worked instantly for me. Much appreciated !

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New Here ,
May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022

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Wow, You had a good answer since I wasted my time almost 2 hours. fortunately, I read it "Rasterize Layer"

Thank you very much~

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New Here ,
Mar 15, 2021 Mar 15, 2021

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Check if this layer is linked with another layer that does not allow content-aware scale

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Explorer ,
Oct 03, 2021 Oct 03, 2021

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Make a selection in your image first, then choose the Fill button from the Edit menu.

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New Here ,
Apr 04, 2022 Apr 04, 2022

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I had this issue. When you have selected the area with the crop tool, go to the top bar. There you will see a cog button 'set additional crop options', click this to show the menu and make sure that Classic mode is turned off. For me that fixed the issue and content aware suddenly came back as selectable again.

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New Here ,
Apr 06, 2022 Apr 06, 2022

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OMG that took me 1,5h Thx!

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Explorer ,
Mar 26, 2023 Mar 26, 2023

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This doesn't work for me, there's no cog for me

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New Here ,
Apr 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023

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When I click the cog button everything is greyed out.

 

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New Here ,
Jan 25, 2023 Jan 25, 2023

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Double click on the layer that the picture is on, until your picture is opened in a seperate tab. Now, if you use the crop tool, it should work (at least it did for me).

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New Here ,
Apr 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023

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I tried this as well and the content aware option is still greyed out.
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Adobe Employee ,
Mar 22, 2023 Mar 22, 2023

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Hi all,

 

I know that many of you are already familiar with the "Content Aware Fill" tool in Photoshop, but I wanted to share a quick tip to help ensure that you use it correctly. It's important to note that at times the tool may be greyed out due to an incorrect workflow, so I hope this tip will be helpful for all levels of experience.

 

Quick Tip: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/quick-tips-how-to-use-content-aware-f...

 

Hope it helps.

 

Thanks,

Mohit

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New Here ,
Oct 05, 2023 Oct 05, 2023

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pleas help photoshop content aware fill mission

 

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New Here ,
Jan 19, 2024 Jan 19, 2024

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You've placed your image (as a smart image), now go over to layers, right click and Rasterize Layer.

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New Here ,
Feb 01, 2024 Feb 01, 2024

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this helped !!

 

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Mar 12, 2024 Mar 12, 2024

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I found the solution. Make sure you convert your image into a layer. The button wasn't greyed out anymore. 

Screenshot 2024-03-12 at 10.37.32 AM.png

 

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