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Coemen

Joined: 16 Aug 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:45 pm    Post subject: "Hand" Cursor Reply with quote

I just recently downloaded the Adobe Photoshop CS3 Trial, and I've been using it for a couple days now. I was using it today, and I don't know what I did, but my cursor is a 'Hand', but it seems I cannot do anything, or change to a different tool, such as a brush. I'll click the brush tool, but the cursor will remain the 'Hand', and same with all the other tools. I also opened another version of Photoshop that I own (Adobe photoshop 5.0), and the cursor there is also a 'Hand', and it's the same problem as in CS3.

I really don't know what to do. I'm reinstalling the program but I'm not sure that will do the trick, seeing as it's also a problem in my other version, 5.0.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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laguano

Joined: 20 Aug 2007
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Location: California
PS Version: CS-iMac CS2-Pc1 CS3-Pc2
OS: Main: Mac OSX, secondary: XP via VMware

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seriously, don't re-install it, just simply press the spacebar when in photoshop.
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Busby

Joined: 18 Aug 2007
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Usually the hand appears when you have the spacebar held down. It helps you navigate the image easier. As mentioned above I'd try tapping the spacebar again when in photoshop.
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laguano

Joined: 20 Aug 2007
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Location: California
PS Version: CS-iMac CS2-Pc1 CS3-Pc2
OS: Main: Mac OSX, secondary: XP via VMware

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah, i was just trying to open something and edit it real quick, when doing it, the same thing happened to me.. D; so i put my head down on my keyboard after many futile attempts and then i look up and it was the paint brush! (Big Grin) so, that is the simplesolution, i hope you didn't go through the trouble of reinstalling ps. (i was on win-xp)
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