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Locking all panels in Photoshop when showing on a secondry monitor


Jonathan Beth

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Hello friends

Is there a way in Photoshop to lock and move all panels as one unit to an external monitor, including the options and the tools?
For now I have to move them one by one.

thanks


Jonathan
 

ALB68

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Hi Jonathan,
Welcome to the forum.
I am scratching my head here on your question. I have a secondary monitor connected to a laptop and both screens are the same. Is your primary computer a laptop?
 

Jonathan Beth

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Larry - Yes the computer is a MACbook pro.
I chose to extend the monitor rather then mirror. When I move the main panel to the external monitor all the other panels stay floating behind on the Macbook (tools, layers etc).
Is there a way to lock all the panels so they will move together?
Thanks
Jonathan
 

ALB68

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Larry - Yes the computer is a MACbook pro.
I chose to extend the monitor rather then mirror. When I move the main panel to the external monitor all the other panels stay floating behind on the Macbook (tools, layers etc).
Is there a way to lock all the panels so they will move together?
Thanks
Jonathan

Sorry Jonathan, I am a Windows person. I will have to defer to someone else that uses a Mac. I'll see who's here that might help you.
 

ALB68

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I sent a PM to a friend here that uses a Mac. Hopefully he is at his desk. Otherwise be patient, someone will help you.
 

iDad

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Hold the option key down while selecting your panels and bring them over the same way you do using one
 

iDad

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If I understand your dilemma correctly you can also lock the panels together I'm not on my Mac right now but I believe there is a lock icon to the right of the layer palette,lock the ones together you want
 

Jonathan Beth

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Hello ALB
My windows Laptop moves all the panels together to the external screen, However the notices are on my laptop.
How can I get the notices on the main screen automatically, without moving them one by one?
Thanks
JB
 

Jonathan Beth

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Hi @iDad
Holding the option key while selecting the different panels on the MAC did not work. In windows there is no problem all the panels move together.
Jonathan
 
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iDad

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Works here,have you changed your keyboard commands perhaps holding the command key try that
 

iDad

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It may be that your memory can't handle to much and it defaults to moving one layer at a time .....just a thought
 

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