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Michael West

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My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« on: December 01, 2022, 09:02:09 pm »

My photoshop toolbar is not allowing me to choose tools.


which ever tool i choose.it functions as a brush or an eraser. Ive quite and relaunched several times...tried to reset to the default tools tools,..forced the generation of new preferences at the beginning of the launch.

None of these actions have had any affect on the toolbar.

adobe tells me that my Photoshop 2018 cc app is no longer supported.

I need help.

Thank you.

 
 
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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2022, 09:14:21 pm »

Have you tried rebooting the computer? Do the shortcuts work?

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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2022, 09:39:14 pm »

Have you tried rebooting the computer? Do the shortcuts work?


i haven't re booted as yet. ive done everything "this side" of a reboot.

the adobe "tech" told me to edit  the toolbar by clicking {i think it was} restore defaults.

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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2022, 10:14:13 pm »

Have you tried rebooting the computer? Do the shortcuts work?

THE SCREEN MODE  shortcut worked.

photoshop is not initiazing the creative cloud libraries

i got a "something went wrong initializing the creative cloud libraries" notice 



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Michael West

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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2022, 11:05:00 pm »

The photoshop toolbar has now reverted to making all tools behave like an eraser.

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Michael West

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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2022, 11:29:22 pm »

The photoshop toolbar has now reverted to making all tools behave like an eraser.

nobidy else tries to work like this.

since my reboot  ive been holding the wacom  pen upside down....or backwards..and thus....was getting nothing but... eraser for "good reason"

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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2022, 03:30:42 am »

This sounds like it might be something to do with the Wacom tablet.

Does Photoshop exhibit the same behaviour when you use a mouse ?
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Michael West

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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2022, 10:59:47 am »

This sounds like it might be something to do with the Wacom tablet.

Does Photoshop exhibit the same behaviour when you use a mouse ?

i had been...I am embarrassed,  but not hesitant to say, that I had been holding my wacom pen backwards .

Im just  glad that i had not been trying to drive a motor or electric vehicle in an utterly exhausted condition...

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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2022, 12:13:54 pm »

Michael, many thanks; you've made my day.

This was so funny I laughed out loud !

Have a great weekend.
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Michael West

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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2022, 10:48:12 pm »

Michael, many thanks; you've made my day.

This was so funny I laughed out loud !

Have a great weekend.

it was hilarious.. id like to have seen myself....floundering about.

Thank you
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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2022, 06:58:18 pm »

That is why I have some red tape on the eraser end.
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Re: My photoshop toolbar is not allowing to choose tools
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2022, 08:50:40 pm »

That is why I have some red tape on the eraser end.

at present im moderately aware of how im holding the pen. If id rebotted the computer and hour earlier....i might never have fiipped the pen end for end..

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