: Having Difficulties With The Pen Tool In Photoshop CS6 I just upgraded to Photoshop CS6 from CS5.5 and I'm finding most of it is fairly similar so no problems there, the only issue I have

@Speyer780

In cs6 you can use the Delete Anchor Point Tool to delete any anchor point just by right clicking on the Pen tool.

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@Caterina889

I know this is a very late answer.

To switch between the path modes quickly use keys.

With the Pen Tool selected.....
Hit the - key to switch to Subtract Front Shape
The + key to switch to Combine Shapes

I have yet to find shortcuts for the other path interaction options.

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@Bryan765

Try looking at the buttons at the top, after you click on the text tool, that align the text "right","center" and "Left" and make sure it is not on the "Center" setting. That will fix the problem with the text not showing up when you try to type on the pen tool path.

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@Jennifer810

It's a shame you weren't on the prerelease, because you'd have caught this errant Undo behavior (which also applies to Backspace, my preferred "step back one point" undo). I missed it completely, and I agree it's a little disconcerting. It probably isn't an intended change, so I also think it's classifiable as a bug. You should report it on Photoshop.com and give your reasons why it's a pita.

The good news is your combine/subtract options, whose names have been modified to reflect their new status as Real Vector Commands, are alive and well in the Layer menu. They can be assigned keyboard shortcuts, which can in turn be assigned to Wacom buttons. In the Application Menu under the Layer menu, scroll to the "Combine Shapes" set. Assign shortcuts to them and you'll be on your way.

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@Samaraweera207

If you undo while in the middle of drawing a path, you can click the last point in the path to let Photoshop know that you want to continue drawing the same path. This also keeps it on the same layer.

Also, if you set the Pen tool to Shape, it will keep drawing on the same layer (but the path won't be connected unless you click on the point you want to continue drawing from).





Unfortunately, Path Operations and Path Arrangement can't be expanded out — they are only available from their Options bar icons.

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