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Brush preview missing even though caps lock is OFF

Community Beginner ,
Mar 22, 2017 Mar 22, 2017

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Not sure when this started, but my brush preview refuses to show up, it's just the crosshair. My caps is definitely off. If I turn caps on and off, the preview appears again, but the second I move my cursor it goes right back to the crosshair. It's very frustrating! This is true of all brushes (including eraser). I noticed that under view>show>brush preview, it's unchecked, however no matter how many times I click on it (it acts like I clicked on it normally, the dropdown goes away like you'd expected to and the words aren't greyed out), it won't check. In preferences I have it set to do the normal brush preview and not the crosshair, but nothing changes. Please help!

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Apr 25, 2017 Apr 25, 2017

HI kylieqnn

Please take a look at this discussion Photoshop: My brush cursor is showing a cross instead of a circle (turn off CAPS LOCK) | Photoshop Family Customer Commu… and let us know if that helps.

Thanks,

AKash

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New Here , Apr 09, 2020 Apr 09, 2020

Brilliant. Thanks for this solution. Didn't notice that my laptop had the caps lock on as I was using an external keyboard. 

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Apr 25, 2017 Apr 25, 2017

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HI kylieqnn

Please take a look at this discussion Photoshop: My brush cursor is showing a cross instead of a circle (turn off CAPS LOCK) | Photoshop F... and let us know if that helps.

Thanks,

AKash

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 12, 2018 Mar 12, 2018

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Caps lock is (not) the solution to this problem.

There has been a bug for some time with this, and it is random.

I cannot get it to come back.

There is some key that occasionally gets hit that sometimes causes this (from what I can tell).

ANY help would be appreciated.

Thank you!

Keith

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New Here ,
Mar 16, 2023 Mar 16, 2023

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didnt help at all bro smh

 

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 21, 2018 Jun 21, 2018

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This was driving me crazy until I realized that while Caps Lock was off on my USB keyboard, it was on on my laptop's keyboard. Problem solved.

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 20, 2020 Mar 20, 2020

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It works! I use an external monitor with a USB keyboard on a Macbook Pro and I keep the lid closed. To my surprise, the Caps Lock light was on on the laptop keyboard and off on the USB one. Just needed to switch them to the same position on booth keyboards and it's back to normal.

 

Thank you so much!

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New Here ,
Jul 02, 2021 Jul 02, 2021

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I logged on just to say WOW legend hahaha. I was going crazy with my caps lock, then realised it was my laptop and not extenral keyboard that had capslock on. LEGEND! 

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New Here ,
Apr 09, 2020 Apr 09, 2020

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Brilliant. Thanks for this solution. Didn't notice that my laptop had the caps lock on as I was using an external keyboard. 

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New Here ,
May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021

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Thank you!!!!

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New Here ,
Nov 30, 2022 Nov 30, 2022

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Thought I was going nuts... thank you! You're a rock star

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Mar 29, 2023 Mar 29, 2023

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oh my god. you're right. thank you!

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Explorer ,
Sep 15, 2018 Sep 15, 2018

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My issue is that the caps-lock on/off feature is reversed. I have to have caps-lock ON in order to see my brush tip, not off. It's driving me nuts!

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New Here ,
Oct 01, 2018 Oct 01, 2018

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I have the exact same problem. Working on a Macbook Pro.  Caps Lock function is reversed so when I go to write and email or chat I"M YELLING AT EVERYONE....

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Explorer ,
Oct 02, 2018 Oct 02, 2018

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Hey Peter,

I fixed it! Unfortunately it required me to close Photoshop, trash my preferences, then reopen Photoshop:

/Users/~your user~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 Settings

Before you do this, I suggest you use the preset import/export function in order to restore any brushes, actions, workspaces and any other customised settings.

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New Here ,
Nov 27, 2019 Nov 27, 2019

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Try on option in the settings of brush tool.

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