Expert: Glen Demers - 10/16/2008

Question
For some reason yet unknown to me, the cursor has changed from an arrow to a pair of hands when working on a picture.  The left hand is the one that selects a action such as positioning the marquee or creating a circle.  I have dumped my preferences but that did not help.

I have no idea what i did to cause this.  Any idea how can I get my pointer back?

Thanks in advance.

Paul

Answer
Hi Paul,

In Photoshop Preferences>Displays & Cursors,  try changing to Precise or Brush-size cursor to see if this changes anything. There is a hand tool but the hand shaped cursor should change when you change tools or hold down the command or control key.
My guess is that you have a cursor utility somewhere on your system interfering with Photoshop. Look for a utility/control panel that lets you change or animate your cursor and turn it off. My wife uses a utility called Biggie Cursor which causes the cursor to disappear when it's moved over an image in Photoshop and just turning it off temporarily fixes it.

Hope this helps,
Glen Demers
Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop 7
Prepress Technician, Best Printing Online
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