1 Reply Latest reply: Sep 4, 2014 3:17 AM by boxofspiders RSS

    Photoshop CS5.1e - Alt key is acting as a toggle

    Chachava
    Chachava Aug 19, 2014 2:54 AM

      Since yesterday, every time I press the Alt key it toggles focus on the menu bar at the top. So if I press the Alt key while painting to use the eyedropper, then press the E key to use the eraser, it will open the Edit menu instead, as you can imagine, this is VERY frustrating. So far I've checked to make sure that 'Sticky Keys' isn't turned on (it's not), ran the Windows anti-malware software (which found nothing) and the Malware Bytes (Which also found nothing), I've made sure all windows updates have been installed, I've updated the drivers for my keyboard. A Google search has so far turned up no solutions, and I've ran out of things that I know to try. This is happening in all programs, it's not just limited to Photoshop, but I'm hopeful that somebody will have a solution to this very frustrating problem.

       

      Thank you in advance to anybody who can help.

        • 1. Re: Photoshop CS5.1e - Alt key is acting as a toggle
          boxofspiders Community Member
          boxofspiders Sep 4, 2014 3:17 AM (in response to Chachava)

          Hi I am having exactly the same problem since starting a new job where they are running all CC Adobe products, I'm working the same way as I always have using keyboard shortcuts to swap tools and I either get the menus opening or sometimes the tool reverting to the previous tool (often when resizing the brush) it's driving me crazy and this post is the first thing I have found so far where anyone else mentions it!

           

          Sorry I don't have a fix, I really hope someone does!!