Unable to resize using bounding box handles in PS elements 2021

[A6ETramMN]

I have Elements on a laptop and a desktop. I can paste an image into PSE on my laptop and there are bounding box handles to resize the image whenever I select the image. On my desktop, the bounding box handles only appear when the image is initially pasted in. After that when I select the image there are no bounding box handles, I can only move the image. I'm guessing there's a setting somewhere I don't know about. Thanks.

[hatstead · Accepted solution]

The Background layer is a locked layer. Duplicate the Background layer and work on the Background copy layer.

Activate the Move tool and you should see the bounding box & corner handles.  You can also engage the Transform tool with keyboard shortcut CTRL+T.

[A6ETramMN]

Hi,

tried that🤷‍:male_sign: Each time I pasted the image on the desktop or laptop I first created a new layer. Same problem.

[hatstead]

Please post a screen shot of the Layers panel to help us better understand the issue.

My work flow is to go to File> open, and point to the picture file that I wish to work on.

Exactly what are you "pasting"?

[A6ETramMN]

When I use control + T the handles are on the outside of the layer and not the image. When I use them to resize, only the layer is resized, the image stays in position and stays the same size. The image is a .png. On the laptop the boundng box handles appear around the image and I can resize the image.

[A6ETramMN]

Never mind got it to work with CTRL + T once I selected the correct layer. Operator error. Thanks.

[hatstead]

You are welcome. Glad to help.