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How to Use the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop – Instructions

by Joseph Brownell / Monday, August 14 2023 / Published in Latest, Photoshop

The Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop: Video

            This video lesson, titled “Learn How to Use the Contextual Task Bar in Adobe Photoshop: A Training Tutorial,” shows how to use the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop. This video lesson is from our complete Photoshop tutorial, titled “Mastering Photoshop Made Easy.”

Overview:

            To show or hide the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop 24.5 or later, select “Window| Contextual Task Bar” from the Menu Bar to toggle its display on or off. By default, the Contextual Task Bar appears floating at the bottom center of the document window.

            The Contextual Task Bar shows buttons for commands that you may want to perform. These buttons change, depending on the currently selected content, like the currently selected layer, for example. If no content is selected in the document window for which it can offer suggested workflow activities, then the Contextual Task Bar hides itself until an appropriate object is selected.

            You can click the buttons that appear in the Contextual Task Bar to perform them on the currently selected content, if desired. To move the Contextual Task Bar, click and drag it by the handle at its left end and then release it in the desired location.

A picture showing how to hide the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop

A picture showing how to hide the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop.

How to Use the Contextual Task Bar – Instructions:

  1. To show or hide the Contextual Task Bar if using Photoshop 24.5 or later, select “Window| Contextual Task Bar” from the Menu Bar to toggle its display on or off.
  2. By default, the Contextual Task Bar appears floating at the bottom center of the document window.
  3. The Contextual Task Bar shows buttons for commands that you may want to perform. These buttons change, depending on the currently selected content, like the currently selected layer, for example.
  4. If you don’t select content in the document window for which it can offer suggested workflow activities, then the Contextual Task Bar hides itself until you select an appropriate object.
  5. You can click the buttons that appear in the Contextual Task Bar to perform them on the currently selected content, if desired.
  6. To move the Contextual Task Bar, click and drag it by the handle at its left end and then release it in the desired location.
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Joseph Brownell is founder and Vice President of TeachUcomp, Inc. He is the author of dozens of titles across the TeachUcomp, Inc. product line.
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