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Alt click to define a source point

Community Beginner ,
Jan 27, 2020 Jan 27, 2020

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I am new to Photoshop. When I first started using it I would use the Healing Brush Tool to erase parts of an image with no problems? Now I must have clicked on something by mistake and now when I click on the Healing Brush a command comes up "Alt click to define a source point to be used to repair the image" I am not sure what this means?

I would appreciate any advice as to how to get back to how it was ?

Thank you

Jenny

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Community Expert , Jan 27, 2020 Jan 27, 2020

You are using the Clone Tool, not the healing brush.

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Community Expert , Jan 27, 2020 Jan 27, 2020

Select the Healing Brush tool from the Tool bar--it may be hidden under one of the other Healing tools. You can also press J to get the Healing tool and then Shift-J to cycle through all of the Healing tools until you come to the one you want.

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Jan 27, 2020 Jan 27, 2020

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You are using the Clone Tool, not the healing brush.

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Jan 27, 2020 Jan 27, 2020

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Oh ok how do I go back to the healing brush? I must have done it accidentally?

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Jun 07, 2021 Jun 07, 2021

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Nope. Definitely the healing brush. That is what I'm clicking on. The "spot healing brush" works. But I have the "Alt click to define a source point to be used to repair the image" message come up too when I use the healing brush. I click on healing brush,  I get the little circle to move about, then I right click (left click I just get the msg straight away), and I get a box with "size" "hardness" and "spacing" adjustments. Then I right click again and that box disappears. The first left click and I get: "Alt click to define a source point to be used to repair the image".

 

So I did the reset in the preferences like it says. No change.

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Nope. Definitely the healing brush. That is what I'm clicking on. The "spot healing brush" works. But I have the "Alt click to define a source point to be used to repair the image" message come up too when I use the healing brush. I click on healing brush,  I get the little circle to move about, then I right click (left click I just get the msg straight away), and I get a box with "size" "hardness" and "spacing" adjustments. Then I right click again and that box disappears. The first left click and I get: "Alt click to define a source point to be used to repair the image".

 

So I did the reset in the preferences like it says. No change

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Select the Healing Brush tool from the Tool bar--it may be hidden under one of the other Healing tools. You can also press J to get the Healing tool and then Shift-J to cycle through all of the Healing tools until you come to the one you want.

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Thank you so much that has fixed my problem!

Thanks again!

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You are very welcome!

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May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020

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Hi - I am getting the same error message despite previously using it without any issues.  I have done the above but that is not helping - I have the healing brush selected and still getting the error message.  Any ideas?

Phil

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May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020

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Hi Phil!

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Are you still having the same issue with the Healing Brush tool? Have you tried resetting your preferences? Here is a link that will explain what to do:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

Let us know if that helps? If it doesn't, please show us a screen shot of your workspace and the panels that you have open?

Thanks,

Michelle

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Sorry I cant add to your question Phil as what was recommended to me worked
well. I hope you get it sorted it can be frustrating.
Jenny

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Apr 02, 2022 Apr 02, 2022

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Okay. I used to be able to do Photoshop repairs of photos without to much of a hasel. That was when I had bought my own CD/DVD and all was hunky-dory. This stuff is too complicated for me. Too many new terms, too many screens involved, most of which I don't know how to find. Still stuck with defining my source point. Thank you.

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