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Move tool moves wrong layer...

May 3, 2012 8:41 PM

Tags: #cs5 #layer #tool #move

Something has changed. I always paste an image on a layer then select the layer and use the Move Tool to move it around until it is placed where I want it. Now I paste the image, select the layer, choose the Move Tool and the layer selection jumps to another layer and that one gets moved.

 

Anyone else having this problem (CS5)?

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

370 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: ChuckGreenIB, May 3, 2012 9:22 PM
 
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  • Silkrooster
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    1. Silkrooster,
    May 3, 2012 8:51 PM   in reply to ChuckGreenIB
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    Take a look in the top tool bar for a check box. If this is enable you can select a layer by clicking on it from the canvas, if not checked, then you need to select the layer in the layers panel or use the modifier key to select it on the canvas.

     
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    2. Silkrooster,
    May 3, 2012 8:55 PM   in reply to Silkrooster
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    And here is a screen grab...

     

    autoselect-checkbox.jpg

     

    On windows the modifier key is the control key to select other layers on the canvas when this check box is not marked.

     
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  • Shan-Dysigns
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    3. Shan-Dysigns,
    May 3, 2012 8:56 PM   in reply to ChuckGreenIB
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    Make sure this drop down does NOT say "group". If it does, and you have a group of layers, then Photoshop will move everything within the active group instead of individual layers.

     
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  • Shan-Dysigns
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    4. Shan-Dysigns,
    May 3, 2012 8:58 PM   in reply to Shan-Dysigns
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    Ugh... my image didn't come through.. it was similar to the above post (Silkrooster - which showed up as I was typing my reply above).

     
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  • ChuckGreenIB
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    5. ChuckGreenIB,
    May 3, 2012 9:22 PM   in reply to Silkrooster
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    Blessings to you my friends. I must have clicked "Auto-Select" by mistake.

     
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