Where are my missing Photoshop tools?

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If you’ve ever thought, “My Photoshop is missing XYZ tool…” then this is the post for you; here’s how to find your missing Adobe Photoshop tool.

How do I find a missing Photoshop Tool?

There are several ways to find or locate missing tools in Photoshop.

Option 1

To view different (more or less tools) in your PS Tool Bar navigate to Window > Workspace and choose a different Workspace setting. Core Tools is missing several tools you might be looking for, such as the Slice tool.

Change your workspace setting to view and access additional PS tools

Option 2

A quick effective way to find just the tool you’re looking for is to use the Search bar. When you click Search (magnifying glass icon in top right of screen) the discover modal will pop-up. Search for the missing tool and then select the desired tool from the search results.

Use search to find missing Photoshop tools

Option 3

Hold and click either the last tool visible in your tool bar (it should have a little triangle in the bottom right side) or the horizontal ellipse. This will allow you to select from additional tools and/or personalize/edit your tool bar.

Edit my photoshop toolbar using the Edit Tools, horizontal ellipse icon.

Watch video to help find missing tools in Photoshop

https://youtu.be/ZyNp6B5Ttbw

Happy Photoshopping!

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Kelly Barkhurst

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