Quick tip 14 – Crosshair problem

This is part 14 of the Photoshop quick tip series where you will learn how to fix a common problem with the crosshair.

If you have any Photoshop tool currently selected and the ‘Caps Lock’ turned on. You will receive the following crosshair as shown below. This crosshair feature is extremely annoying and many users have complained that they can’t get rid of the crosshair, even from the preference menu on the tool bar.

This problem is fixed by simply turning off ‘Caps Lock’ on the keyboard. If you ever need to use the caps lock remember to turn it off afterwards, or you will not be able to use any of the tools.