Toggled Something on and Can't Toggle Off :(

[Deborah Jezekova]

I am quite an experienced Photoshop user but have managed to do something that is driving me nuts.

Suddenly I have permanent editing boxes around every item. I mean, when I click on a layer, the item on that layer has white lines around it, with rotation, resizeing boxes.

Now sure, this would be handy at times, but it is on EVERYTHING, and makes seeing what I am doing hard.

I must have accidently turned it on with a keyboard shortcut, but have no idea how to stop it again. I have googled, but also not sure what to call this, so not found anything yet.

I would be VERY greatful to anyone who can tell me how to get my layers and selections back to normal, please.

 

[Davin Salo]

Go to your "View" tab up top, scroll down to the "Show" dropdown, unclick "Layer Outlines".

Mine are blue, so it's possible there's a setting for the layer outline colour, but I'm pretty sure that's the option.

 

[Deborah Jezekova]

Thank you, but no, it is not that. This is a white outline with resizing boxes on it. I am using CS2,btw.

 

[Steve]

It may be a corrupt preferences file.

Start Photoshop and immediately hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows)
or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS X).

Then, click Yes to the message, "Delete the Adobe Photoshop Settings file?"

 

[iDad]

Try resetting all tools.......... or show us what you are seeing?

 

[Davin Salo]

Hmm... I have actually never worked in CS2 so anything I'm offering is going to be a guess from CS5. I haven't run into anything else that could be the culprit.

Looking through the shortcut list for CS2 and haven't seen anything relevant. Maybe it will jog your memory?

http://creativetechs.com/tips/tip_resources/PSCS2_Shortcuts_Windows.pdf

 

[hawkeye]

Is it with the move tool?