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# TJ:
Anyone know why my CS3 might have the hand icon permanently no matter what tool i select? I can't do anything!
(, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 3:04, archived)
# It's broken?
:)
(, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 3:06, archived)
# Restart
Or shake it/kick it.

Oooh, blow on it. That helps some times.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 3:08, archived)
# If you are using a tablet one of the keys might be fucked.
This occasionally happens to me if I twist the eraser bit on the end, or possibly shift or one of your keyboard keys is stuck down. Other than that I haven't a fecking clue.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 3:09, archived)
# hand icon
preferences display & cursers

from here: www.davidbisset.com/2007/12/15/photoshop-stuck-on-hand-toolicon/

First, simply restart Photoshop. A few sources claimed it was a memory problem, although in my case i had plenty of memory. If that doesn’t work, try clearing the menus and settings in your windows menu (this is Photoshop CS3 i’m working in). That seemed to work for me. Perhaps a corrupted preferences file is the problem - especially if rebooting photoshop and your computer isn’t helping.

My Photoshop suddenly return to normal a few minutes AFTER I cleared my perferences. Strange, but maybe this could help somone else out there.
(, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 5:11, archived)