Checkbox To Bring Back The SHIFT KEY For Proportional Transform

June 19, 2019December 29, 2020 Photoshop Effects

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to turn off the new proportional scaling while transforming layers in Photoshop CC 2019.

Holding Shift now gets you the un-proportional scale. This new checkbox in Photoshop CC 20.0.5 allows you to bring back the legacy feature of holding Shift to scale and transform layers proportionally.

Time needed: 1 minute

Instructions for Reverting the Shift Key for Proportional Scale in Photoshop version 20.0.5 (June 2019 release) or newer.

Open the Preferences Panel
Press Ctrl K on windows or Command K on the Mac.
Check “Use Legacy Free Transform”
From the General tab, check the box that reads Use “Legacy Free Transform.”
Restart Photoshop
Restart Photoshop if the new settings do not take place.

Instructions to revert the Shift Key in Photoshop versions 20.0, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, and 20.0.4

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