One of Photoshop's few shortcomings is editing type. Arcane controls, sometimes the cursor is hard to see (you can offer suggestions to cure this!). I just tried to create formatted text in Pages, then paste into a text box in Ps v26.4.1. Bold, Italic, and font size were lost. Do need to use a desktop publisher or does a working WP plug-in exist? (Pfaffenbichler : not trying to hijack, just tailing on for gins and griggles) ... View more

I can relate, pjn. Turn off auto-update, for one, so no surprises. Wait a few days before updating to see what others discover The webpage Jeff suggested is a good starting point, especially since you did not disclose what CPU/GPU you machine has or its age. For an example, Upgrading your GPU driver may require purchasing a new machine. ... View more

In addition to the top of the Activity Monitor, the bottom might shed light on RAM. I have 8BG RAM, so color me green.     ... View more

Aleke's advice is excellent. While looking at optimizing Ps performance, check the section on Photoshop Compositing, especially multithreaded compositing and GPU-accelererated compositing.   Can you capture the screen post-crash? ... View more

That looks like Quick Mask mode is on. ... View more

Try command-0 (zero) Mac Windows-0 (zero) Windows   ... View more

In the Performance tab of Preferences/Settings, Graphics Processor Settings, the Use Graphics Processor box should be checked. In Advanced Settings, GPU Compositing should be checked. These are the settings of my 2020 M1 MacAir.     ... View more

Either you're out of generative credits or you're on the wrong layer. Guesses. ... View more

I'm embarrassed to ask where the "deleted section" is in Photoshop. In the desktop version, or Web? Did you find the file listed in File>Open Recent? ... View more

Michael, I'm not sure when the new tool came in; at least version 26.0 (Ps 2025). What version does About Photoshop show? This is where the tool is:   ... View more

One cannot  send a file that is not a TIFF from LrC to Ps, then save as TIFF via Save>Save As or File>Save A Copy and expect it to appear in LrC -- unless TIFF has been sent from LrC to Ps, edited, then saved back to LrC via File>Save. ... View more

Since my post of 2/10, a 3rd (4th?) release of v26.3.0 can be downloaded from CC. As in my previous posts, the update description includes additional information not included in previous releases.   What's new in Photoshop • This update introduces an enhanced Frame tool and provides additional bug fixes and performance updates. • Bug fixes and improvements for the Substance 3D Viewer (Beta) integration.   Is Adobe not concerned that, as community experts have advised in responses to my question, folks will skip installing this release. "Minor" revision or not, shouldn't all updates be marked as new -- using an incremented version number -- and marked as new -- using an incremented version number -- and shouldn't all updates be installed to maintain integrity, eliminate future posts where folks insist that all updates have been installed? Not the best update documentation standard practice. ... View more

Try: View>Guides>New Guide Layout   ... View more

What year and chip (Intel or Silicon) is your machine? ... View more

I found ancient documentation of the problem, too, back to CS6. Settings and preferences have changed. What do you show for Language in the Ps 2025>Window>Character dialog for language? ... View more

I believe the OP was talking about censorship, not skin tone. ... View more

Usually when I use Select Color Range, a dialog box opens with a preview of the image, and eyedroppers to select, and add to selection.  That is not happening.   ... This was working normally yesterday, buI did upgrade Photoshop to the lastest version yesterday afternoon.   I'm working in v26.3.0 on a Mac Studio M2 Max, OS 14.2.1   By @Allen Birnbach   See my attachment for what the Select Color Range is supposed to look like. For the third time, Creative Cloud has offered an update for Ps 26.3.   This time: What's new in Photoshop • This update introduces an enhanced Frame tool and provides additional bug fixes and performance updates. (as with the previous two times) • Bug fixes and improvements for the Substance 3D Viewer (Beta) integration. (this is different from the previous updates to v26.3)   I'm just pointing out the sloppy versioning. It's circumstantial evidence that someone at Adobe is rushing out these updates without incrementing the version number. I've been advised as recently as this week to just blow off updating if the version number is the same as the previous release. But these version 26.3s are not the same; not mistakenly rereleased; and contain new functionality. In Allen's case, the third update to v26.3 broke at least one tool.     ... View more

Daniel, pre-Remove Distractions techniques don't play well with the new tool, do they! davescm has you covered. "Work smarter, not harder ! 😉   ... View more

I have designed a full poster, however now I am told I am only allowed my font as Arial. I've tried copy and pasting from docs, etc to see if the font transfers over .. but it doesn't. Is there any possible way of making the font Arial without having to start all over again? By @amber_8798   Clarify who and why your font use is restricted. Is the customer/end user requiring to use Arial, and you can't find Arial in whichever app in which you created the poster? As davescm said, Arial comes with Mac.   Open the Font Book app, look for Arial. It might not have been activated on your system, or has been deactivated. By the way, one cannot copy text with Arial attributes and expect the font to go with the text. The font needs to be installed on your system. ... View more

One solution does not fix all. I suggest starting your own post instead of adding on to Christine's issue. In that post, insert a screenshot and explain your particular issue. ... View more

Moot point. Within 36 hours of this post, the three posts in Creative Cloud disappeared. Simply my hallucination, I suppose.  C'est la vie. ... View more

Just to state for the record and for the use of others, this is how you set up automatic Ps backup of work files: Settings>File Handling>Automatically Save Recovery (box checked?) every 5/10/15/30minutes/1hr   Ps>Help>Photoshop Help, search for "file recovery troubleshooting." As of this writing, the third search result, file recovery troubleshooting (Help), will be a good read.   excerpt(s) --   There are numerous potential causes for file damage: • Sudden power outage • Computer crashes while saving a file • Photoshop freezes or crashes while saving a file • Network connection issues • Hardware problems, including damaged cables, failing hard disks or RAM modules • Triggered OS update on your computer   If your image appears corrupted on screen and the damage does not save to the exported file or print, the cause is likely your graphics card or driver. See Troubleshoot Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) and graphics driver issues.   highlights of the troubleshooting webpage -- Install graphics card (GPU) driver updates Troubleshoot graphics processor Restore preferences Troubleshoot plug-ins Troubleshoot fonts (and to stop future crashes) Photoshop is crashing "If you perform all the steps above and you still encounter a crash, be sure to submit all crash reports. If you submit a crash report for a known issue to Adobe with your email address, we can email you a solution for correcting the problem."    from Troubleshoot crash or freeze in Photoshop Fix common crash issues in 6 simple steps Check for a Known issue in Photoshop. Force quit and restart Photoshop or restart your computer. Update Photoshop to the latest version Reset Photoshop’s preferences Troubleshoot GPU and graphics driver * Keep your macOS or Windows operating system up to date. * Disable the GPU to quickly narrow down the issue   ---   I found no statement in Adobe's documentation that autosave doesn't work as advertised if no initial user-initiated save is performed. I'd like a reference to that Adobe.com information, not an anecdote please. ... View more

Hey, Lisdexic -- I had trouble reproducing the vibrating end-segment of the Pen tool, until I stumbled across Path Options>Rubber Band (found under the gear icon). And -- yes, turning off Settings>Performance>Use Graphics Processor stopped the jitter. Now what. A bug? Where. Ps 2025, your computer VRAM? Something else? ... View more

Dry Brush: I think your Dry Brush's Brush Size and Texture sliders are turned up too high. I'm guessing the Edge Simplicity slider is set too high. Are you using the two filters together? That would accentuate the blocked blacks even more.     ... View more

That's really strange, Latasha! I'm curious -- what happens when you click the background's layer visibility off and leave the dragged-in layer on? Does your layer panel show two visibility actions because you tried the hide action twice?   It's like video memory is running low. ... View more

Bob, you might try the steps in the AI-generated answer to my search on adobe.com:"moving photoshop preferences from windows to mac" [Adobe's warning: "Generative AI overviews are experimental. Quality may vary. Overviews are not your Content."]   Moving Photoshop Preferences from Windows to Mac To move Photoshop preferences from Windows to Mac, you need to manually copy the preference files from your Windows installation and then place them in the appropriate location on your Mac. Here’s how to do it: Step 1: Locate Preference Files on Windows On your Windows machine, navigate to the following path: C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop [version]\Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings Copy the relevant preference files you want to transfer (e.g., Actions Palette.psp, Brushes.psp, etc.). Step 2: Transfer Files to Mac Use a USB drive or cloud storage to transfer the copied files to your Mac. Step 3: Locate Preference Folder on Mac On your Mac, navigate to the following path: /Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings (Note: The Library folder is hidden by default. You can access it by holding the Option key and selecting Go > Library in Finder.) Step 4: Paste Preference Files Paste the copied preference files into the Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings folder on your Mac. Step 5: Restart Photoshop Open Photoshop on your Mac to see the transferred preferences in action.   ... View more

After a quick scan of the Photoshop system requirements, I can think of a place or two in Settings you should check: Ps>Settings>Performance>Memory Usage: available RAM? Let Photoshop Use what percentage? Ps>Settings>Performance: is Use Graphics Processor checked? Ps>Settings>Performance>Advanced Settings: did Photoshop disable (uncheck) and settings?   Support for Metal on Mac, iPad, and iPhone ? Check this webpage, too: Photoshop GPU FAQ   ... View more

"Fixing in post" has always had pitfalls; many attempts to adjust exposure result in a disappointing, flat, gray look. Better to prevent while shooting. It seems like your camera metered on a dark area, resulting in blown-out highlights. No detail may exist. Spot-metering would allow you to meter on an area that is closer to middle of the histogram. The hair, perhaps. One fix in post might be to isolate areas -- the screen (?) above the player's head could be selectively darken or color changed.   What I have done in past trials like this is to promote the subject to a new layer, copy the layer, Paint in sampled colors, then use blend modes or masks to hide the blown out parts, revealing the fixed parts. Hard to say without actually having the raw file to play with. Playing with a JPG screen shot is a fool's errand, I'm afraid.   --editing to attach my try. I sampled the left ankle, then created a new layer with that color, then clipped to the layer below, then painted out the mask to reveal the player.   ... View more

I will leave it to more-experienced Community members who have installed Ps (released) and Ps Beta as to the presence of their icons as seen in the (multiple) pages of Launchpad. I see no reason for Apple OS to exclude beta apps from appearing there. ... View more

Beta was in the Dock all along? ... View more