Photoshop CC problem: When using the Zoom Tool at high magnification, occasionally the whole image will move slowly from side to side or up and down untill the edge of the image is...

A.J.R. Loc: Devon, UK

When using the Zoom Tool at high magnification, occasionally the whole image will move slowly from side to side or up and down untill the edge of the image is reached, continuing like this usualy for a several minutes. Other tools selected durring this period has no effect untill the image stops moving and everything returns to normal.
I have the latest version of Photoshop on a PC.
Your ideas on this problem would be very gratefully recieved.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

A common suggestion to remedy whacky Photoshop behaviour is to reset the preferences to default. There is a check box in General Preferences to do that. If you have any important settings like color space, remember what they are so you can reset them.

Tim Grey's daily tips email talks about resets today.

A.J.R. Loc: Devon, UK

bsprague wrote:

A common suggestion to remedy whacky Photoshop behaviour is to reset the preferences to default. There is a check box in General Preferences to do that. If you have any important settings like color space, remember what they are so you can reset them.

Tim Grey's daily tips email talks about resets today.

Thank you I will give it a go. Have also found Tim Grey's article.
Will post again with results.

SonyA580 Loc: FL in the winter & MN in the summer

This can happen if you have hit "Select" for all or a portion of a photo and then try to make additional changes before hitting "Deselect".

A.J.R. Loc: Devon, UK

Thank you for your reply.
As this occures intermitently I cannot remember if "Select" was selected but I will certainly keep this in mind.
Do you think this is just a Photoshop blip, or is it purposely built into the programme? And if so I wonder why?

SonyA580 Loc: FL in the winter & MN in the summer

A.J.R. wrote:

Thank you for your reply.
As this occures intermitently I cannot remember if "Select" was selected but I will certainly keep this in mind.
Do you think this is just a Photoshop blip, or is it purposely built into the programme? And if so I wonder why?

Don't know if it's built in or not but it drives me crazy when it happens. Maybe a call to Adobe??

A.J.R. Loc: Devon, UK

Also drives me crazy, it seems to last for several minutes and then for no apparent reason goes back to normal.

SonyA580 Loc: FL in the winter & MN in the summer

A.J.R. wrote:

Also drives me crazy, it seems to last for several minutes and then for no apparent reason goes back to normal.

Exactly.