If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly using the Crop Tool in Photoshop. Whether you’re cropping images for a web page or preparing photos for a print project, the Crop Tool is an essential part of the workflow. So, when it suddenly disappears, it can be quite frustrating.
The good news is that it’s usually easy to get the Crop Tool back. In most cases, simply pressing the “C” key on your keyboard will bring it back. If that doesn’t work, try selecting the Crop Tool from the Tools palette. If you don’t see the Tools palette, go to Window > Tools to make it visible.
There are a few other things that can cause the Crop Tool to disappear.
One is if you have any other tool selected that doesn’t have a corresponding keyboard shortcut. For example, if you have the Rectangle Tool selected, pressing “C” won’t do anything because there is no default keyboard shortcut for that tool. In this case, you’ll need to select the Crop Tool from the Tools palette.
Another thing that can cause the Crop Tool to disappear is if you have another application open that uses the “C” key as a shortcut. For example, in Microsoft Word, pressing “Ctrl+C” copies text to the clipboard. So, if you’re working in Photoshop and accidentally press “Ctrl+C” instead of “C”, the Crop Tool will disappear because Word is intercepting the keystroke. To fix this, simply press “Esc” to deselect Word and return to Photoshop.
Conclusion:
As you can see, there are a few different things that can cause the Crop Tool to disappear in Photoshop. But in most cases, it’s easy to get it back by simply pressing the “C” key on your keyboard or selecting it from the Tools palette.
