Photoshop: instead of "new layer" shows "select canvas"

Hello! Need for advice!

I couldnt find answer in google unfortunately. I dont know what I did but PS as soon as Im choosing "Ney layer" option is creating new layer but Im not able to do there anything.

Or if Im pressing "Ctrl+J" PS is not creating normal new layer where I can work but writing in history - "Select canvas". How I can turn this off?

Thanks!

Exclusivity said:

Hello! Need for advice!

I couldnt find answer in google unfortunately. I dont know what I did but PS as soon as Im choosing "Ney layer" option is creating new layer but Im not able to do there anything.

Or if Im pressing "Ctrl+J" PS is not creating normal new layer where I can work but writing in history - "Select canvas". How I can turn this off?

Thanks!

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You don't say if you are on PC or Mac.I don't know what you mean by not able to do anything there and I have not been able to recreate Select Canvas, so maybe that is something only possible in the full version of Photoshop. Have you checked your keyboard ? Perhaps you have left the Caps Lock on, that sometimes can cause unexpected results.

I am on Mac and only have Elements 14, but Ctrl +J does not work but Command + J gives Layer via copy. Layer > New Layer is Shift Command N. There are no Short cuts for Adjustment Layers.

Dave.

Exclusivity said:

Hello! Need for advice!

I couldnt find answer in google unfortunately. I dont know what I did but PS as soon as Im choosing "Ney layer" option is creating new layer but Im not able to do there anything.

Or if Im pressing "Ctrl+J" PS is not creating normal new layer where I can work but writing in history - "Select canvas". How I can turn this off?

Thanks!

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Ctrl-J is "layer via copy", not "create new layer"

Three things you can do. (I'm on Windows and I assume since you're using ctrl-J you are too)

Keyboard shortcuts can be customized. Edit -> Keyboard shortcuts. You can define a new shortcut to do something (like create a new layer) or you can redefine an old shortcut to do something different.

I have always used ctrl-shift-n to create a new layer.

At the bottom of the layers panel there is a row of icons. The one on the right is a trash can. The one immediately left of that looks like a sheet with a folded up corner. That creates a new layer.

Dave Braun said:

Exclusivity said:

Hello! Need for advice!

I couldnt find answer in google unfortunately. I dont know what I did but PS as soon as Im choosing "Ney layer" option is creating new layer but Im not able to do there anything.

Or if Im pressing "Ctrl+J" PS is not creating normal new layer where I can work but writing in history - "Select canvas". How I can turn this off?

Thanks!

Click to expand...

You don't say if you are on PC or Mac.I don't know what you mean by not able to do anything there and I have not been able to recreate Select Canvas, so maybe that is something only possible in the full version of Photoshop. Have you checked your keyboard ? Perhaps you have left the Caps Lock on, that sometimes can cause unexpected results.

I am on Mac and only have Elements 14, but Ctrl +J does not work but Command + J gives Layer via copy. Layer > New Layer is Shift Command N. There are no Short cuts for Adjustment Layers.

Dave.

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Dave,

Thanks! Yes, that was the reason on that time- Caps lock I took some time in google while I find it.