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Photoshop 27.11 · Known bug

Move tool period key no longer toggles auto-select layer/group

Not marked fixed as of Photoshop 28.0.0. The bug was reported for Photoshop 27.11. Adobe doesn’t track it yet; 4 people report it. There is a workaround.

Status
Not tracked by Adobe yet
Severity
Minor
Affects
Specific feature
System
Windows and macOS

Workaround

Change Auto-Select between Layer and Group from the Move tool options bar dropdown.

Timeline

  1. Oct 15, 2026Reported on Photoshop 27.11
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Photoshop 28.0.0not tracked by Adobe yet

The report

4 votes · 2 replies

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