PhotoShop Elements 12: [Brush tool keeps changing to cross hair]

[stanulg1952]

Hi everybody :

                   Currently I have Photoshop Elements 12.   I'm having a problem with the Brush Tool.  Every once in a while, the brush will change to a crosshair.   So I can't see the change in size of the brush.  I then click on RESET TOOL or RESET ALL TOOLS.  And it doesn't seem to work.  So I do a RESTART of my computer.  Most of the time this works.  And the Brush Tool show the "round circle",  where I can see the size when I adjust the brush.   And then, a number of times this  "circle" will, again, change to the crosshair.   I'm not sure what's causing this.  My System is Windows 7 Pro 32-bit ,  NVidia GForce 210,  3Gb RAM,

Gary Stanullwich

[Peru Bob]

Make sure your caps lock is off.

[stanulg1952]

Peru Bob :

                  My CAPS LOCK is off.   On my keyboard, there is a "CAPS ON" light.  Could it be, because this is an older version of Photoshop ?

                                                                       Gary Stanullwich

[Peru Bob]

stanulg1952  wrote

Could it be, because this is an older version of Photoshop ?

No.

Try increasing the size of the brush.

If that doesn't work, try resetting the preferences:

Restore default preferences

Preference settings control how Photoshop Elements Editor displays images, cursors, and transparencies, saves files, uses plug‑ins and scratch disks, and so on. If the application exhibits unexpected behavior, the preferences file could be damaged. You can restore all preferences to their defaults.

Note: Deleting the preferences file is an action that cannot be undone.

Do one of the following:

• Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Mac: Option+Command+Shift) immediately after Photoshop Elements begins launching. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.

• Go to Edit > Preferences (Mac: Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General), click the Reset Preferences on next launch button, and then click OK. When you restart Adobe Photoshop Elements, all preferences are reset to default settings.

A new preferences file is created the next time you start Photoshop Elements Editor. For information on a specific preference option, search for the preference name in Help.

from here:

Preference file locations for Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements