How to Use the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop – Instructions

Overview of the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop:

            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 in Photoshop, 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 in Photoshop, 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.

How to Use the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop – Instructions:

1. 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.
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 in Photoshop, 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 in Photoshop, click and drag it by the handle at its left end and then release it in the desired location.

Video Lesson on the Contextual Task Bar in Photoshop:

            The following 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.”