Undo Command

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Thorrrr
Jan 13, 2005
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Hi

I have Photoshop CS and i cannot get my shortcut keys to work!! They work in other programmes but not photoshop.

If i press Ctrl + Z for undo nothing happens but in keyboard shortcuts prefrences it is listed as Ctrl + Z?

I have to keep using the edit menu or history pallet to remove or undo.

Anybody had similiar problems. My regional settings are correct for UK.

I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on a PC

Cheers Dale

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Pet Lover
Jan 13, 2005
"Thorrrr" wrote in message
Hi

I have Photoshop CS and i cannot get my shortcut keys to work!! They work in other programmes but not photoshop.

If i press Ctrl + Z for undo nothing happens but in keyboard shortcuts prefrences it is listed as Ctrl + Z?

I have to keep using the edit menu or history pallet to remove or undo.
Anybody had similiar problems. My regional settings are correct for UK.
I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on a PC

Cheers Dale

Ctrl keys don’t work on illegal copies of Photoshop CS – where did you buy it from?
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Michael 23
Jan 13, 2005
did you try Ctrl-Alt-Z?
this lets you go back mutiple steps, rather than toggling on/off the last step.


Michael Evangelista
Southern Utah Web Design
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"Thorrrr" wrote in message
Hi

I have Photoshop CS and i cannot get my shortcut keys to work!! They work in other programmes but not photoshop.

If i press Ctrl + Z for undo nothing happens but in keyboard shortcuts prefrences it is listed as Ctrl + Z?

I have to keep using the edit menu or history pallet to remove or undo.
Anybody had similiar problems. My regional settings are correct for UK.
I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on a PC

Cheers Dale

JD
John Doe
Jan 13, 2005
There is only one step undo in Photoshop. Using Control + Z you can undo the last step you made, to undo more than that you need to use history which as one person said is a different keystroke from the regular undo.

If by some chance you have an older cracked version of Photoshop the crack could have been the problem. Early Photoshop CS activation cracks caused problems with the shortcut keys, however that problem was fixed with more current cracks.

John

"Thorrrr" wrote in message
Hi

I have Photoshop CS and i cannot get my shortcut keys to work!! They work in other programmes but not photoshop.

If i press Ctrl + Z for undo nothing happens but in keyboard shortcuts prefrences it is listed as Ctrl + Z?

I have to keep using the edit menu or history pallet to remove or undo.
Anybody had similiar problems. My regional settings are correct for UK.
I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on a PC

Cheers Dale

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Corey
Jan 13, 2005
"John Doe" wrote in message
There is only one step undo in Photoshop.

No there isn’t. CTRL+ALT+Z moves back through each step of the history.

Peadge 🙂
JD
John Doe
Jan 14, 2005
Yes. that is history. Undo is separate (Control + Z). Look under Edit > Purge there you will find undo and histories, these are two separate features. The undo command lets you undo one single step. History lets you undo multiple. Why Adobe did this I have no idea other than it is another example of their sloppiness. Its as if they patched history on top of what was their instead of building it in to the program (I know that isn’t what they did, but it still has a sloppy feel to it).

John

"Peadge" wrote in message
"John Doe" wrote in message
There is only one step undo in Photoshop.

No there isn’t. CTRL+ALT+Z moves back through each step of the history.
Peadge 🙂

C
Corey
Jan 14, 2005
Yikes!
Edit > Purge is NOT where you want to look for these options! Those are the options you have for what you want to Purge from memory and once purged, it cannot be undone. Look at the very top of the Edit Menu for the three choices that don’t involve Purging anything.

Purge is there to free up RAM when things begin to run slow or your scratch disk is close to being full.

CTRL+Z = Undo (one step back)
ALT+CTRL+Z moves backwards through however many history states you have set in your Prefs.
SHFT+CTRL+Z moves forward, but only if you’ve already gone backwards.

Peadge 🙂

"John Doe" wrote in message
Yes. that is history. Undo is separate (Control + Z). Look under Edit > Purge there you will find undo and histories, these are two separate features. The undo command lets you undo one single step. History lets you undo multiple. Why Adobe did this I have no idea other than it is another example of their sloppiness. Its as if they patched history on top of what was their instead of building it in to the program (I know that isn’t what they did, but it still has a sloppy feel to it).

John

"Peadge" wrote in message
"John Doe" wrote in message
There is only one step undo in Photoshop.

No there isn’t. CTRL+ALT+Z moves back through each step of the history.
Peadge 🙂

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Sami
Jan 14, 2005
Try this:

1) Make few adjustments to the image
2) Select some previous history-step, few steps backwards
3) CTRL-Z

I like the possibility to undo and redo many steps at a time for checking the difference before and after multiple adjustments. For me it’s not anykind of example of sloppines but a well thought and usable feature.

Sami

John Doe wrote:
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features. The undo command lets you undo one single step. History lets you undo multiple. Why Adobe did this I have no idea other than it is another
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Corey
Jan 14, 2005
"Sami" wrote in message
Try this:

1) Make few adjustments to the image
2) Select some previous history-step, few steps backwards
3) CTRL-Z

I like the possibility to undo and redo many steps at a time for checking the difference before and after multiple adjustments. For me it’s not anykind of example of sloppines but a well thought and usable feature.

Sami

John Doe was apparently using the histories and undo under Edit >Purge, which could very well explain is lack of fondness for them.

Here’s a good way to see the difference. Follow the above suggestion…make several adjustments to an image or layer.
Make sure your History Palette is open and not docked to the Palette Well Press CTRL+Z a few times and watch the History State change back forth between the last two states
Press ALT+CTRL+Z and watch it move back to the beginning (or to the earliest History state you have set in the Prefs)
Press SHFT+CTRL+Z and watch it move back towards the most recent step.

Now go to Edit > Purge and select History.
Watch all the History States except the last one disappear! There is no way to get them back.

Peadge 🙂
J
jaSPAMc
Jan 14, 2005
One of the best reason for ^aZ to stay the way it is is to be able to ‘flip’ a change in/out and see IF you did what you wanted. History allows you to jump several steps back.

IF you change ^aZ than you’d have to ADD a ‘re-do’.

Because it’s not your ‘cup of tea’ it doesn’t make it "sloppy programming". If you can do better, write it!

BTW your spelling and grammar are ‘sloppy’.

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:48:55 GMT, "John Doe" found these unused words floating about:

Yes. that is history. Undo is separate (Control + Z). Look under Edit > Purge there you will find undo and histories, these are two separate features. The undo command lets you undo one single step. History lets you undo multiple. Why Adobe did this I have no idea other than it is another example of their sloppiness. Its as if they patched history on top of what was their instead of building it in to the program (I know that isn’t what they did, but it still has a sloppy feel to it).

John

"Peadge" wrote in message
"John Doe" wrote in message
There is only one step undo in Photoshop.

No there isn’t. CTRL+ALT+Z moves back through each step of the history.
Peadge 🙂

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