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Post by Sepiana on Aug 13, 2017 19:35:30 GMT
Question:
Is there any way to prevent this from happening? It is driving me nuts!!! As soon as I commit the text (by clicking on the green checkmark), Elements will automatically activate the Move tool. Then, if I need to get back to using the Type tool, I have to re-activate it.
Answer:
You are not alone. Many Elements users just hate this. Fortunately, it is very simple to put the "brakes" on the Move tool, i.e., to prevent it from popping up all the time.
1. Go to Edit>Preferences>General (Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor>Preferences> . . . on a Mac).
2. Turn off "Select Move Tool after committing text".
NOTE In earlier Elements versions this "popping-up" behavior of the Move Tool was not the default; Adobe made it the default starting with version 11.
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hrussd
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Post by hrussd on May 25, 2018 23:53:08 GMT
Thanks for this tip. After updating from version 9 to 2018, it was driving me batty!
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Post by Sepiana on May 27, 2018 3:22:23 GMT
hrussd, you are most welcome! Glad this little tip was helpful to you.
Welcome to PSE&M! Glad to have you here with us. You came to the right place for all things Elements. |
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Jim
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Post by Jim on Sept 11, 2022 22:40:19 GMT
You are not alone. Many Elements users just hate this. Fortunately, it is very simple to put the "brakes" on the Move tool, i.e., to prevent it from popping up all the time. Done! Thanks for the directive, Sepiana. Do you always leave "allow floating docs. in expert mode" unchecked also? |
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 13, 2022 17:24:11 GMT
Done! Thanks for the directive, Sepiana. Do you always leave "allow floating docs. in expert mode" unchecked also? Jim, you are most welcome! Glad to help you control the Move tool. I keep "Allow Floating Documents in Expert Mode" unchecked because I don't like this feature. It has no relation to the Move tool issue. |
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